JOHOR BARU: A major police operation across four districts in Johor has led to the arrest of five male individuals, including a Singaporean, and the seizure of drugs worth nearly RM9mil.
The five-day special operation, launched by the Johor police from Sunday (April 20) until Thursday (April 24) targeted syndicates operating in Johor Baru, Batu Pahat, Kota Tinggi, and Kluang.
The raids resulted in the confiscation of various drugs including syabu, ecstasy, ketamine, Erimin 5 pills, heroin, ganja, and yaba pills, with a total street value of RM8.97mil.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the successful raids reflect the police’s continued commitment to battling drug distribution networks.
“We have struck a significant blow to drug syndicates with the arrest of five suspects, aged between 22 and 47, including a Singaporean.
“These operations dismantled well-organised distribution channels that used gated and guarded apartments and vehicles to store and move drugs,” he said in a press conference at the state police headquarters here on Tuesday (April 29).
Comm Kumar added that the Singaporean suspect was arrested during the raid at an apartment unit in Danga Bay here at around 10pm on Wednesday (April 23) night.
He said during an inspection inside the apartment, police found a variety of drugs including more than 10,000 grams of ecstasy powder worth RM1.6mil.
“Checks with our Singapore counterparts found the suspect has one previous record in the island republic. Further inspection also revealed that he possessed a fake identification document during his arrest,” he added.
Comm Kumar said all five suspects were being remanded to assist with investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
