Drug lab hidden in durian orchard

Major bust: Comm Hussein and other police officials showing the stockpile of drugs and paraphernalia seized from the fortified drug processing lab in the hills of Teluk Bahang, Penang. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

BALIK PULAU: A heavily fortified methamphetamine laboratory concealed within a durian orchard in a secluded part of Teluk Bahang was finally exposed following a series of intelligence-led raids by the police.

The operation in the orchard, that was said to produce drugs for the international market, was uncovered over two days, leading to the seizure of 1,188kg of methamphetamine worth RM37.89mil.