Perak police narcotic in Manjung apprehended four suspects for possession of drugs.
IPOH: Police have arrested four people, including a Vietnamese woman, and seized drugs worth more than RM4.6mil in four separate raids at the Manjung district.
State police chief Datuk Comm Noor Hisam Nordin said in the first raid on May 5 at about 5am inside a hotel room in Sitiawan, a 39-year-old delivery man was arrested for drug trafficking.
He said based on initial questioning, the suspect led the raiding team to a car parked in front of the hotel, and upon inspection, police seized 16 compressed blocks of dried leaves suspected to be cannabis (ganja) weighing 16,607g, worth RM51,500.
“A preliminary urine screening test showed the suspect positive for cannabis. Background checks revealed the suspect also has prior criminal and drug-related records.
“Based on the investigation, this syndicate is believed to have been active in drug distribution since March this year, and the drugs seized were intended for distribution in the local area and within the state.
“It is estimated that the amount of drugs seized could be used by approximately 12,000 drug addicts,” he told a press conference at the Perak police contingent headquarters here Thursday (May 8).
Comm Noor Hisam said the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and the suspect has been remanded for seven days until May 11.
He said in the second raid also carried out on May 5 at about 7.30pm, a team of police officers arrested a couple, a 28-year-old man, and a 24-year-year-old Vietnamese woman at a house in Simpang Tiga, Sitiawan, on suspicion of being involved in drug trafficking activities.
He said that upon inspection of the house, police seized a powdery substance suspected to be methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA) weighing 15,342g, an additional 237g of MDMA drugs were also found in a motorcycle parked in front of the house, as well as equipment believed to be used for drug packaging.
“Subsequently, on the same day at about 8.55pm, after receiving more information from both suspects, a follow-up operation was conducted at an apartment in Taman Sejati, Sitiawan, where a 50-year-old man was arrested.
“Upon inspecting the premises, police seized powdery substance suspected to be ketamine weighing 114g, and 50 Eramin 5 pills weighing 13g,” he said.
Comm Noor Hisam said the next day (May 6) at about 7.19am, all three suspects revealed information about a drug packaging and storage site located at a house in Desa Manjung Raya in Lumut.
He said inside the storage site, police found powdery substance suspected to be MDMA weighing 11,437g, ketamine weighing 299g, and equipment believed to be used for drug packaging.
He added that urine tests showed all three suspects tested positive for benzodiazepine (eramin 5), and background checks revealed that all of them have previous criminal and drug-related records.
“Based on investigations, this syndicate is also believed to have been active in drug trafficking since March this year, and the drugs seized could be used by 90,516 drug addicts.
“This case is also being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and all three suspects have been remanded for seven days as well,” he said.
