Army officer believed to be drug ring mastermind arrested, says MACC


KUALA LUMPUR: An army officer arrested during Ops Sohor on suspicion of being involved in a smuggling syndicate is also believed to be the mastermind of a drug trafficking ring.

Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki said the discovery followed a raid conducted jointly with the police's Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) on Wednesday (Aug 13) where a large quantity of drugs was seized.

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Drugs , Smuggling , Army , Syndicate , Bukit Aman , Narcotics

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