Kuching: Police seized various types of drugs worth an estimated RM17.2 million in two separate operations in Kuching and Limbang on Sept 11 and 14, arresting two men.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Management director Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah, who is also the Sarawak Police Commissioner, stated that the operations were conducted jointly by the Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) and the Sarawak NCID. In the first operation on Sept 11, police arrested a 39-year-old local man at a house in Kuching, seizing 107.518 kilograms of drugs.

The seizure comprised 50.1 kg of MDMA powder, 32.3 kg of ketamine, 25 kg of liquid MDMA, and 0.118 kg of Erimin 5 pills, with an estimated value of RM12.89 million. The syndicate is believed to have been active since July 2026, utilizing a terrace house for processing, packaging, and storing drugs before distribution around Kuching. The suspect's initial urine screening tested positive for methamphetamine/amphetamine, and he is currently remanded for seven days from Sept 12 to 19 to assist in the investigation.

Mohamad Zainal added that in the second operation on Sept 14, police arrested a 23-year-old man at Jalan Mendamit, Limbang and seized 84.07 kg of drugs. The seizure included 81.21 kg of syabu, 2.06 kg of ketamine, and 0.80 kg of MDMA powder, with a total estimated value of RM4.3 million. The syndicate, active since November 2025, used a four-wheel-drive vehicle to transport the drug supply from Miri to Sabah by road. The suspect is remanded for seven days from Sept 15 to 22 to aid in the investigation.

Both cases are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.