Cops seize 309kg of marijuana and nab drugs mastermind


GEORGE TOWN: Police intercepted a luxury multipurpose vehicle (MPV) believed to be transporting 309kg of freshly landed marijuana to be distributed in Penang, Perak and the Klang Valley.

The drugs – 313 slabs wrapped in 15 black plastic packages – were believed to have just arrived from a neighbouring country by sea.

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