Penang a hub for drug syndicates

By TAN SIN CHOW

A ferry docked at Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim terminal in Butterworth, Penang on Aug 4, 2018. – LO TERN CHERN/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Several illegal entry points by the sea have made Penang a popular transit point for drug syndicates.

Citing an example, state police chief Comm Datuk Seri A. Thaivee­gan said they seized syabu worth RM5.6mil that was kept inside a boat in Teluk Bahang in May.

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