SHAH ALAM, Oct 17 — The Selangor police disposed of 1,993.98kg and 267,711.02 litres of various types of drugs today, valued at an estimated RM131.71 million, after the narcotics completed court proceedings.
State police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the drugs that were destroyed involved 5,894 investigation papers from 2009 to 2024.
The drugs, including ketamine, syabu, heroin, ecstasy pills, psychotropic pills, as well as ketum leaves and juice, were disposed of by Syarikat Kualiti Alam in Bukit Pelandok, Negeri Sembilan.
“A total of 2,924 individuals were arrested during the same period, with 37 of them meted court sentences.
“During the same period, the Selangor police also nabbed 775 traffickers under the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985, enabling it to cripple drug trafficking syndicates in the state,” he said during a press conference today.
Hussein added that from January to September this year, the Selangor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) arrested 18,878 drug addicts and traffickers.
Of the total, 636 were traffickers who were investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The Selangor CID also busted 27 drug trafficking syndicates and arrested 725 individuals, which is 3.84 per cent of the total arrests made for that period.
With the arrests, police also seized RM103.54 million worth of drugs, which could have been supplied to 2.5 million addicts.
“Of the 725 arrested, 13 were sentenced to death by hanging or life imprisonment under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act,” he said.
— Bernama
