Cops bust 'Abang 888' drug syndicate, seize meth worth RM1.44mil


MELAKA: A drug trafficking syndicate known as "Abang 888" has been smashed with the arrest of an Indonesian man and the seizure of 40kg of drugs, believed to be methamphetamine, worth RM1.44mil.

Melaka police chief Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said the arrest and seizure were made in a raid on a homestay in Pantai Puteri here on Nov 18.

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