Rawang: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has busted a ketum juice processing and packaging operation with the arrest of six individuals during a raid at a residential premises in Rawang, Selangor, last Thursday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Gombak police chief ACP Noor Ariffin Mohamad Nasir stated that the raid was conducted by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division (NCID) of the Gombak district police headquarters (IPD). During the operation, authorities seized 1,215.6 litres of ketum juice, 20 kilogrammes of ketum leaves, and various processing equipment valued at RM21,060, which were believed to be intended for distribution around the Klang Valley.

Additionally, police confiscated a Toyota Hiace vehicle parked in front of the premises. Noor Ariffin noted that all six suspects, comprising a local man, three foreign men, and two foreign women aged between 21 and 38, had no previous criminal records, and their initial urine screening results were negative.

The suspects have been remanded for seven days until January 29 to assist in investigations under Section 30(3) of the Poisons Act 1952. Noor Ariffin also urged the public to continue providing information related to criminal activities to aid police in their ongoing crackdown.