IPOH: Police have seized RM37.3mil worth of drugs and arrested two suspects in a raid on a bungalow here.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said a check of the premises during the Jan 16 raid found 843kg worth of drugs, believed to be methamphetamine.
"We then found 618kg of cement blocks in the parking area.
"After analysis, they were found to contain MDMA.
"Other items seized included chemicals and equipment used to process drugs," he told a press conference at Perak police contingent headquarters here on Friday (Jan 23).
The seized drugs could be supplied to 8.4 million users, he added.
Comm Hussein said the two unemployed suspects, both in their 30s, tested positive for methamphetamine.
"Both were found to have various offences on their records.
"They have been remanded for 13 days from Jan 17 to 29," he said, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
He said police are looking for a Chinese national, whom they believe had enlisted the two suspects to help with the drug operation.
"The said individual uses a Hong Kong passport, and has entered and exited the country five times, the last being in August last year.
"We have contacted our counterpart in Hong Kong and found that he has a record of four drug possession offences there.
"The Hong Kong Narcotics Bureau is also tracking this suspect," he added.
Comm Hussein said the operation is believed to be part of a larger syndicate orchestrated by foreign nationals, which uses Malaysia as a drug processing and distribution hub.
"We believe they have set up and operated illegal drug dens in the Klang Valley, Ipoh and Penang.
"The syndicate would use locals as their coordinators and transporters," he said, adding that the drugs processed here were also for the international market.
"Their modus operandi includes sending in (foreign) chemists to stay for three months.
"Following our raids in October and November last year, we believe that members of the syndicate fled the country," he added.
