Nearly half a million ringgit in drugs seized in Johor

Massive haul: ACP Lukas showing the packages used by drug traffickers to hide the ecstasy powder during a press conference at Johor Police Contingent headquarters.

JOHOR BARU: Illegal drugs amounting to RM490,000, some packed in instant-drink sachets, have been seized by police in three raids in Muar and Johor Baru.

Johor Narcotics Crime Investi­gation Department chief Asst Comm Lukas Ak Aket said police found 3.72kg of Ecstasy powder in the sachets during the final raid on Monday.