KAJANG, April 29 — The police have busted a drug processing laboratory and storage room, belonging to a married couple, in three separate raids, conducted simultaneously in the Klang Valley on Friday (April 26).
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) director Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said police arrested 13 members of the syndicate in the raids, who were believed to be active since last year, and seized various types of drugs worth RM1.48 million.
All the suspects, including five women, were locals aged 21 to 51.
“The two main masterminds of this syndicate are the husband, who is the coordinator of the drug distribution and processing system, while his wife manages all house and vehicle rentals.
“This syndicate catered for other drug dealers around the Klang Valley, and they only distribute to those they know by using courier services,” he said during a press conference at the Kajang district police headquarters today.
In the first raid, the NCID checked a Honda City car driven by a 25-year-old man and found heroin weighing 2,441g along the Cheras-Kajang Expressway.
The second raid was conducted at a terraced house in Semenyih, and the police found 16 plastic packages containing heroin weighing 7.31kg.
“Also seized was a transparent plastic package containing chemicals, believed to be drugs, weighing 4.583kg, eight glass bottles of chemicals containing drugs weighing 13.64kg, as well as various equipment to process drugs.
“A follow-up raid at a luxury condominium in Kuala Lumpur found various types of drugs such as syabu weighing 26.25kg, heroin (55.33kg), and 4,208kg of ganja,” Khaw said.
The case is being investigated according to Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and all the suspects have been remanded for six days from Saturday (April 27) until May 3.
He said that the NCID will continue the investigation to trace the remnants of the syndicate network, believed to be still at large, and the public is asked to channel information related to drug trafficking activities through the NCID hotline at 012-208 7222.
“Action was also taken under the Dangerous Drugs (Property Forfeiture) Act 1988, where our side seized various assets of the syndicate with an estimated RM1.08 million value, consisting of nine cars, a lorry, three motorcycles, RM213,000 in cash, and 26 pieces of jewellery,” Khaw said.
— Bernama
