KUALA LUMPUR: over 3.4 tonnes of methamphetamine worth about RM170mil were seized by police in two raids here.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said two local men aged 38 and 44 were arrested in the first raid at a terrace house in Taman Gembira on March 2.
He said the suspects were nabbed loading white sacks into a lorry.
He said 128 white sacks containing 3,205 packets of methamphetamine weighing 3,320.69kg, as well as four plastic packets containing ecstasy pills weighing 1.4kg.
“The drugs are believed to have been smuggled from the Golden Triangle before being distributed locally and abroad,” he said at a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Police Training Centre here on Monday.
Comm Hussein said a follow-up inspection at a terrace house in Taman Overseas Union Garden along Jalan Klang Lama also led to the discovery of three white sacks and a yellow bag containing 79 packets believed to be methamphetamine weighing 81.4kg.
“The total seizure amounted to 3,284 packets of methamphetamine weighing 3,402.18kg, with an estimated value of RM170mil.
“The syndicate is believed to have been active since December 2025 and used rented lorries to transport the drugs from northern Peninsular Malaysia to the Klang Valley before distributing them overseas,” he said.
He added that the first suspect is believed to have acted as the transporter while the second suspect was a member of the syndicate.
Initial urine screening found the second suspect positive for methamphetamine, amphetamine and benzo.
“Further checks also revealed that the second suspect has 14 previous criminal records involving 12 drug-related offences and two other crimes,” he said.
He said the seized drugs were believed capable of affecting about 17 million users if they had made it into the market.
“Both suspects have been remanded for 14 days from March 3 until March 16 to assist investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,” he added.
