Penang police extend remand for three foreign chemists linked to an international meth syndicate after RM38 million drug lab bust.
GEORGE TOWN: The remand of three foreign men suspected of being chemists for an international methamphetamine syndicate has been extended for another seven days.
Penang Police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the suspects, aged between 32 and 38, will be held until January 3 to assist further investigations.
He confirmed no new arrests have been made, but efforts to track down the syndicate’s network are ongoing.
The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The three men were initially arrested on December 20 during a raid on a condominium unit along Jalan Gurdwara.
During that raid, a 27-year-old local man died after attempting to flee and falling from the fifth floor.
Police seized 26 kilogrammes of methamphetamine and drug-packaging equipment from the condominium.
Subsequent raids on a business premises in Taman Windmill and a durian orchard in Teluk Bahang led to further seizures.
In total, police uncovered a large-scale methamphetamine processing laboratory and seized 1.2 tonnes of various drugs worth RM38 million.
The haul included methamphetamine powder, crystal blocks, liquid methamphetamine, and various processing equipment.
