Drugs worth RM5.2bil seized

Major haul: Abdul Latif (centre) showing trolley wheels found in three 40-foot containers in Port Klang. (Right) Each trolley wheel contains about 1,000 pills worth RM54,000. The Customs (narcotics) department acted on a tip-off from Saudi Arabian authorities.

NILAI: Sixteen tonnes of Captagon pills worth a staggering RM5.2bil were seized in one of the country’s biggest crackdowns against drugs.

The drugs were found in three 40-foot containers and hidden inside trolley wheels.