Cops arrest personal shopper, seize ketamine worth over RM600,000

PETALING JAYA: The police have seized over RM600,000 worth of ketamine after arresting a personal shopper here.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Fakhrudin Abdul Hamid said police personnel caught wind of the man's activities after stopping a Proton Saga along Jalan Gasing here at around 3.30pm on Sunday (Aug 28).

"We checked the vehicle and found over three kilogrammes of a substance believed to be ketamine inside. We arrested the 34-year-old suspect and he then led police to a house at Jalan You City in Cheras a few hours later," he told reporters on Thursday (Sept 1).

He said police checked the house and found another 8.5kg of ketamine in several plastic packets around the house.

"We also seized weighing scales, a number of plastic packets, a vacuum packaging machine and other paraphernalia used to package the drugs,” added ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin.

He added that checks showed the suspect was selling the drugs to regular customers in the Klang Valley area in one kilogram and 500-gram packets.

"He was selling a kilogram of ketamine for RM53,000," he said, adding that police were now looking for the source of the drugs.

ACP Mohamad Fakhrudin said the suspect has been remanded for seven days to help with further investigations.

"Our checks revealed the suspect has been actively distributing drugs for at least six months. Checks also revealed he had a prior record for drug-related crimes," he said.

He urged those with information on similar cases to contact the Selangor police hotline at 03-2052 9999.