KUALA LUMPUR: Some RM721,239 worth of case items, including pornographic Video Compact Discs (VCDs), fake cash and mobile phones have been disposed of by the police.
Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Ku Mashariman Ku Mahmood said the items had been seized in raids by the Brickfields Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) from 2017 until this year.
"The case items were seized and subsequently 138 investigation papers (IP) were opened.
"Among the cases were from anti-vice raids on massage parlours, as well as illegal gambling and entertainment outlets," he told reporters during the the case disposal ceremony on Friday (July 25).
The case items were being disposed of following the end of the legal process, which ended in the conclusion of trials and sentencing of the suspects, he said.
"The disposal of the case items is in line with legal procedures and processes.
"It will also free up space in our evidence storage and prevent any theft of case items or any of it going to the wrong hands," he added.
Among the items being disposed of were pornographic VCDs, contraband, mobile phones, forged cash and computers, ACP Ku Mashariman said.
"The forged cash seized was worth US$400,000 (RM1.6mil). We busted a group of foreigners last year trying to sell these notes, claiming they could exchange US dollars to ringgit at a lower rate.
"The suspects would wrap up the cash in plastic, to make it seem that the dollar notes were real.
"The suspects were subsequently charged and sentenced to a year and three months in prison upon conviction," he said.
