Kuala Selangor: Police busted two drug trafficking syndicates worth RM6.3 million through raids in Kuala Selangor and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from Feb 28 to March 2.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan stated that in the first case, an inspection of a package containing a waffle maker at KLIA’s cargo section on Feb 28 led to the discovery of three packs of suspected methamphetamine weighing 3.094 kilogrammes. The drugs were concealed within the food device.
Following the discovery, police apprehended two Malaysian men, aged 27 and 31, on March 1 at the KLIA domestic departure gate. The arrests were made based on information obtained from the package. The suspects used a modus operandi of sending drugs via courier service to evade authorities and distribute them in Sarawak.
The subsequent investigation led the police to a house in Kajang, where they seized 20 kg of Erimin 5 drugs, 126.42 grammes of syabu, and 75.6 gm of ketamine. The total value of this seizure amounted to RM2.2 million. Additionally, a car worth RM60,000 was confiscated. This operation marked the sixth shipment since the activity began in January before being intercepted.
Checks revealed that both suspects had no prior criminal records, although one tested positive for ketamine.
In the second case, Hussein reported that a raid on a house in Kuala Selangor on Feb 28 resulted in the arrest of five men and one Malaysian woman. The police seized 40.81 kg of ketamine, 1.03 kg of syabu, 127.55g of Erimin 5, and 8.52 kg of caffeine. One suspect led the police to another house in Tanjung Karang, where they discovered 12.14 kg of Erimin 5, 3.2 kg of MDMA, 125 kg of caffeine, and three vehicles worth RM86,000.
With these arrests and drug seizures valued at RM4.2 million, the police effectively dismantled a drug trafficking syndicate operating in the Klang Valley market. The suspects, aged between 23 and 60, included labourers in construction, oil palm plantation, and workshops, as well as self-employed individuals and the unemployed. Among them, four had past records of narcotics offences, and two tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine.
All cases are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.