Three suspected drug traffickers nabbed, drugs worth RM1.7m seized
KUALA LUMPUR: Police detained three men for suspected drug trafficking and seized more than 45kg of the contraband, worth RM1.7 million, in several raids in the Klang Valley last Wednesday.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh said the first raid was conducted at a house in Taman Bukit Serdang, Seri Kembangan, where a 29-year-old man was detained and 13kg of a drug, believed to be ketamine, as well as 2,160 packets of drug-laced drinks weighing 19.44kg were seized.
The second raid was at a house in Jinjang Selatan Tambahan, which led to the arrest of a 56-year-old man and seizure of 12.94kg of ephedrine precursor, which is used in producing syabu (methamphetamine), he told a press conference here today.
Following the arrest of the two suspects, Mohmad said another raid was conducted at a house in Bandar Putra Permai, Seri Kembangan where a 47-year-old man was arrested.
Mohmad also said the drug-laced drinks were believed to be distributed at entertainment outlets in Negeri Sembilan and Kajang, Selangor, for RM350 per packet, while the ketamine was believed to be marketed in Taiwan.
"The price for ketamine is RM50,000 per kilogramme but the value is said to be ten-fold higher of up to RM500,000 per kilogramme in Taiwan," he said.
Mohmad said two of the suspects, aged 29 and 47, tested positive for drugs, while the 56-year-old man had a previous record for possession of a weapon at a riot.
All the suspects were being detained for a week from yesterday to facilitate investigations under Section 13B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, he said.
Meanwhile, Mohmad said the federal police had impounded assets worth RM111 million from drug suspects and seized various drugs worth RM192 million via its operations nationwide from January until yesterday.
The operations led to the arrest of 163,931 individuals for various drug-related offences, including 82,602 for drug addiction and 57,284 others for drug possession, he added. — Bernama