Cops seize drugs worth over RM8mil, arrest six in Penang raids


Penang police chief Comm Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan (4th right) showing the seized drugs worth RM8.14mil, believed to be the largest drug bust in the state this year. - CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Police here have seized over RM8.14mil worth of drugs and arrested six people in several raids on Thursday (Nov 19).

Penang police chief Comm Datuk Sahabudin Abd Manan said the six arrested by the state Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (JSJN) includes the mastermind of the syndicate, his wife and his mother in raids on premises in Sungai Nibong, Bayan Lepas and Balik Pulau.

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