35kg of heroin seized


Busted: Comm Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff (centre) showing the drug caches found underneath sacks of animal feed. — Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR: A Pakistani drug syndicate, using Malaysia as a transit point, was busted with the seizure of 35kg of heroin worth RM2.8mil.

A total of 22 Pakistanis aged between 20 and 45 were detained by the Bukit Aman’s Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group (Sting) in separate raids in Desa Melawati at about 5.30pm on Saturday.

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