SHAH ALAM, April 29 — The police believe they have successfully busted a drug trafficking syndicate in the Klang Valley after arresting a couple of local lovers and seizing various types of drugs worth RM4.73 million in a raid at a condominium in Puchong Jaya on Saturday (April 27).
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said they also seized a Glock pistol containing 15 bullets, a single punch tablet machine believed to be used to produce drugs, and two Mercedes Benz vehicles worth RM178,600.
“After over a month of intelligence, Selangor NCID raided the condominium on April 27 at 3.15am and arrested the couple in its lobby, before taking the police to a unit there, believed to be rented by the two suspects to carry out drug trafficking activities.
“There, the police found Eramin 5 pills weighing two grammes and syabu with an estimated weight of 1.6g in the living room,” he said during a press conference at the Selangor Police Contingent Headquarters today.
The suspect then took the police to a Hyundai Elantra car which was parked on the roadside near the condominium, where a further examination found a number of pills and powder of methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) weighing 26,500g, ketamine (5,462g), heroin (1,377g) syabu (1,042g) and ecstasy pills weighing 548g.
The police also recovered a Glock-type pistol containing 15 bullets, 17 live bullets, and a machine believed to be a tool to produce drugs in the vehicle.
Khaw said the modus operandi of the syndicate, believed to have been active in the past three months, was to provide drug supplies and market them to customers wholesale and retail, including distributing them to entertainment centres around the Klang Valley.
“A record check found that the 32-year-old man who is believed to be acting as the head of the syndicate has 10 drug-related and four criminal records, while the 32-year-old woman has six drug and criminal records.
“The screening test on the two unemployed suspects also found them positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine and benzo,” he said.
The investigation found that only the two of them were involved in the activity and that the couple had no connection with secret societies.
The couple are now remanded until May 3 and the case was investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which provides for the death penalty or life imprisonment and not less than 15 lashes, if convicted.
— Bernama
