JOHOR BARU: Police have arrested two local men, with one of them having a record of 40 offences, after they were found possessing RM6,377 worth of drugs.
Johor Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) acting chief Supt R. Azizan Ibrahim said police carried out two raids around here at 7pm Thursday (Jan 13).
He added two male suspects, aged between 24 and 44, were arrested where they tested positive for drugs.
“Further checks on their background found one of the suspects have a record of 42 offences relating to drugs and crime, while the other has a record of four drug-related offences as well.
“One of them is also wanted by the police for drugs and one of the cars that we seized was reported stolen in Melaka,” he said in a statement here on Friday (Jan 14).
Supt Azizan added police found 57.65g of syabu worth RM5,765, 8.65g of ganja worth RM432, and 12 ecstasy pills worth RM180.
He said the suspects were using a house within a gated and guarded residential area to store their drugs since early 2021.
Supt Azizan added the suspects were remanded until Jan 20 to help with the investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952.
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