Selangor: Police have foiled six drug trafficking attempts and seized about 600 kilogrammes (kg) of various types of drugs worth RM37.5 million in separate raids in Selangor. State police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said police had arrested 12 individuals, comprising three locals and nine foreign nationals, aged between 22 and 54.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, the operations in question included significant interceptions on August 10 and 15. Police thwarted four attempts to traffic drugs at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, involving 96.151 kg of cannabis flowers and 7.725 kg of cocaine. The attempts were foiled following inspections by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) auxiliary police and the Malaysia Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) on six bags believed to belong to the suspects.
On August 10, a 22-year-old foreign woman was arrested, while two men and a woman, all foreign nationals aged 22, 23, and 39 respectively, were apprehended on August 15. Further police action on August 17 led to the arrest of a 33-year-old man and a 27-year-old woman, who were believed to be involved in drug trafficking at a premises in Taman Melawati, Ampang. This raid uncovered 243 plastic packets containing 252.7 kg of methamphetamine and 243 wax paper packets containing 88 kg of heroin base, with a total estimated value of RM19.7 million. Authorities also seized a sedan and RM704 in cash, believed to be proceeds from drug trafficking activities.
Shazeli further detailed the arrest of four foreign men and a foreign woman, aged between 22 and 54, at a premises in Ampang on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking. This operation uncovered 150 Chinese tea packets containing powder and compressed lumps of methamphetamine weighing 155 kg and worth RM7.8 million. In this case, three suspects were charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 on August 14, while two others were charged under Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/1963 for not having valid documents. Another suspect was released due to insufficient evidence to establish involvement in the syndicate.