International drug ring taken down


Major drug bust: Sazali showing off the seized ketamine and the drums they were kept in at the Customs (Narcotics) headquarters in Nilai. — Bernama

SEREMBAN: Following the seizure of some 260kg of ketamine worth an estimated RM15.6mil, the Customs Department believes it has crippled the operations of an international drug trafficking syndicate.

Customs deputy director-general (enforcement and compliance) Datuk Sazali Mohamad said the drugs were found concealed in five drums and abandoned at the dead end of a road in a residential area in Pandan Indah, Kuala Lumpur, on Nov 21.

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