KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The police arrested two welders and seized 208kg of methamphetamine during a raid at a steel warehouse in Sri Muda, Section 25, Shah Alam yesterday.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid said the drugs worth RM7 million are the biggest for the contingent this year.
“Police raided the warehouse in Sri Muda and detained two local men, 42 and 50, and found 200 packs of Chinese tea filled with methamphetamine, intended to be hidden in the legs of the steel table.
“Preliminary investigations found the two individuals had turned the warehouse into a transit point for them to hide the drugs in modified steel legs for tables before being sent to other locations,” he said during a media conference at the Kuala Lumpur police contingent headquarters today.
Allaudeen added the police also seized RM10,700 in cash, RM10,600 in Thai baht, RM17,000 worth of jewellery, and a Toyota Vios worth RM30,000.
Both suspects have been remanded until October 26, and the case is being investigated under Section 39(B) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The police are trying to trace the operation’s mastermind.
On the security level of foreign embassies in the country due to the Palestinian issue, he said the police have boosted security controls at the offices of embassies involved, as they are responsible for the safety of foreign representatives in Malaysia.
— Bernama
