Kindergarten teacher among those arrested after drug syndicate bust in Penang


Penang Narcotics Crime Investigations Department chief ACP Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah showing the drugs and equipment seized following a series of raids and arrest of six suspects during a press conference at central Seberang Prai district police headquarters in Bukit Mertajam. — CHAN BOON KAI/The Star

BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police arrested a 27-year-old kindergarten teacher and six others following raids on a drug trafficking syndicate in Penang.

A total of RM249,018 worth of drugs was seized as well.

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