NILAI: Customs have seized some 145kg of illicit drugs worth about RM13mil in four operations in the Klang Valley.
Customs assistant director-general Raizam Setapa@Mustapha said officers seized 5.1kg of methamphetamine in a raid at a godown at the KLIA Cargo Complex around 9.45pm on March 13.
The drugs worth some RM163,000 were hidden in three boxes containing safety boots meant for export.
In the second case, at 9.30pm on April 3, officers found 5kg of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) worth some RM835,000 in a condominium unit in Salak South, Kuala Lumpur.
"In a follow-up raid at 5pm on April 7, we seized another 6.1kg of ketamine and 763g of cannabis in a condominium in Kuala Lumpur.
"A suspect was also detained to assist in investigations," she said, adding that the drugs were believed to have been imported via courier services.
Raizam said in the third case, her officers seized 5.1kg of methamphetamine worth RM163,000 at a courier company in Subang Jaya.
The drugs, she said, were hidden in a box containing floor mats meant for export.
A suspect was also detained.
In the fourth raid at 4pm on April 10, Customs officers seized 122.8kg of heroin worth some RM11.5mil in Batu Caves.
"The drugs were seized from a moving service company.
"The drugs, which were supposed to have been exported via Port Klang, were hidden in four boxes declared as amplifiers," she said.
Raizam said all four cases were being investigated under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries the death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and whipping upon conviction.
