Drug haul: Comm Shazeli (middle) briefing the media on the seized drugs at the Selangor police HQ in Shah Alam. — KK SHAM/The Star
SHAH ALAM: Police arrested three men during a raid on a premises used to store and pack drug-laced vape liquid in Klang.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said that in the 2pm operation on Nov 27, they also seized 2,068 cartridges, 550 pods and 240 bottles containing about 61 litres of ketamine-laced vape liquid worth RM3.04mil, believed to be intended for the domestic market.
He said the syndicate, believed to have been active for the past six months, procured the products online before selling them to buyers openly.
“All three suspects, aged between 33 and 49, worked as a salesperson, a storekeeper and a packer, respectively, with an income starting at RM1,200 to RM2,500. They also depended on commission from selling the products containing the illegal substances.
“The first suspect is a widower, the second is married and the third is single. Only one of them has a criminal record. All three tested negative for drugs,” he told a media conference at the Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department here yesterday, Bernama reported.
Comm Shazeli added that police also confiscated three cars and five pieces of jewellery worth a total of RM134,800.
He added that the suspects were remanded until Dec 6. The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
