KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested six people, including a Thai national, for suspected involvement in a drug storage and trafficking syndicate following four separate raids here.
Wangsa Maju police chief ACP Mohamad Lazim Ismail said the first two raids were carried out along Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Ipoh at approximately 3.40pm last Thursday (April 10).
He told a press conference on Monday that two subsequent raids were conducted at condominium units along Jalan Chow Sow Lin and Jalan Tun Razak, which were believed to have been used to store drugs.
He said the raids led to the arrest of four local men, one local woman, and one Thai woman, aged between 26 and 53.
Police seized methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, and Erimin 5 pills weighing a total of 2.0320kg, sufficient to supply an estimated 5,613 drug users at any one time, he added.
“Preliminary tests showed that all suspects tested positive for amphetamines, methamphetamine, ketamine, and cannabis. Four of them also have prior records related to drug and criminal offences,” he said.
They have been remanded for four days under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952 and for seven days under Section 39B of the same Act to assist with investigations.
He urged members of the public with any information to contact the Wangsa Maju District police headquarters at 03-9281 0715 or the Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline at 03-2115 9999. - Bernama
