Sepang:The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) reported seizing a total of 1,194.56 kilograms of drugs valued at RM161.667 million in four separate incidents across Sepang, Selangor, and Perlis during September and October.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the seized drugs included 753.91 kilograms of methamphetamine, 33 kilograms of cannabis, and a combined 407.65 kilograms of heroin and cocaine. Two local men, aged 27 and 47, were arrested as part of the operation. These individuals are believed to be involved in export cargo management and are currently assisting in the investigation.

In one case on September 26, Customs officials inspected 16 boxes at the cargo section of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) that were bound for Australia. They discovered 285 plastic packets containing white crystalline powder suspected to be drugs. The substance weighed 293.60 kilograms and was valued at RM14.68 million, hidden among boxes of vehicle spare parts.

In another incident on October 1, officials found two sacks containing 33 kilograms of cannabis worth RM99,000 during a raid at an illegal jetty along Sungai Perlis.

Further operations on October 10 led to the discovery of 17 brown boxes in a hut located in a Siamese cemetery in Jejawi, Perlis. Inside, during an inspection, Customs found 228 packets of various colors suspected to contain methamphetamine, weighing an estimated 460.31 kilograms and valued at RM23,015,500.

On October 12, intelligence gathered at MASkargo KLIA resulted in the inspection of a wooden crate. Sacks containing 161 kilograms of heroin and 246.65 kilograms of cocaine, valued at RM123.8725 million, were found inside a compressor machine destined for Dhaka, Bangladesh.

The cases are currently under investigation under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.