Cops cripple Penang drug ring with arrest of three, including father, teen son


GEORGE TOWN: Police have crippled a drug trafficking syndicate and seized drugs worth RM560,000 in Penang with the arrest of three men in a warehouse for peddling syabu, heroin and ganja.

George Town acting OCPD Supt V. Saravanan said a narcotics investigation team from George Town with cooperation from the Balik Pulau team launched an operation around 1.15pm on Thursday (Nov 2) in various locations around Penang.

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