Selangor police chief denies claims officers resell seized drugs, reveals disposal of RM10.3 million worth of narcotics from concluded court cases
SHAH ALAM: Selangor police have strongly denied allegations that officers are reselling or releasing seized drugs back into the market.
State police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar described the claims as unfounded attempts to tarnish the force’s reputation.
“The Selangor Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department firmly denies unfounded allegations from any party accusing the police of reselling or releasing seized drugs back into the market,” he said.
Shazeli emphasised that police remain fully committed to combating drug trafficking and abuse.
He stated that every gramme of seized drugs is properly accounted for and handled with utmost care and integrity.
All seized narcotics are processed according to established investigation procedures and legal provisions.
The police chief revealed the disposal of 596.2 kilogrammes of drugs and 2,744 litres of drug mixtures from court-concluded cases between 2022 and 2025.
The disposed drugs included ganja, syabu, ecstasy powder, ketum leaves, MDMA, heroin and various other substances.
The total value of the destroyed narcotics reached RM10.3 million.
Police also disposed of 12,178 drug-related investigation papers from 1995 to 2019 to improve record management.
All drugs were sent to a government-appointed disposal site operated by Cenviro Sdn Bhd in Bukit Pelandok, Port Dickson.
From January to October this year, police opened 30,214 investigation papers under drug-related acts.
This resulted in 34,010 arrests, including 775 individuals detained as drug traffickers under Section 39B.
Police also took preventive action by detaining 102 individuals involved in drug trafficking syndicates under special measures.
Additionally, 983 repeat drug users were charged with enhanced penalties under relevant drug laws.
To cripple drug syndicates completely, police seized assets and financial resources estimated at RM18.32 million under forfeiture laws. – Bernama
