SHAH ALAM, Nov 9 — Police busted a drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of 10 men and seizure of various types of drugs estimated to be worth RM10.4 million around Klang and Sungai Buloh, near here, on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said among the drugs seized were 261.766g of cannabis, 216.051g of heroin and 15.498g of heroin base, which could supply 2.38 million people.
“In addition, the police seized several vehicles and a bank account, with the total value of the seizure estimated at RM269,229,” he said in a press conference today.
Hussein said all 10 local men, aged between 18 and 44, were arrested on suspicion of being members of the syndicate with four of them testing positive for drugs.
He said five of the 10 suspects also had criminal records for drug-related and other crimes.
Hussein added that police believed the drugs were smuggled into the country from a neighbouring country in the north by members of the syndicate for the local market.
The syndicate is believed to have been actively trafficking drugs since January this year and the success in busting the syndicate was the result of the collaboration between the Bukit Aman and the Shah Alam Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department.
He added that all the suspects were remanded for seven days starting Nov 3 to assist in investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
— Bernama
