GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested three people, including a couple, and seized drugs worth nearly RM1.6mil in several raids across Penang.
Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said the suspects, two men and a woman aged 22 to 28, were detained during operations on Monday and Tuesday following several weeks of intelligence gathering.
“In the first raid at noon on Monday at a carpark here, police arrested a man and discovered 120 packets of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) weighing 3,024g inside a vehicle.
“The police then conducted a second raid at the same location and detained a couple. A check of a motorcycle led to the discovery of 119 packets of MDMA powder weighing 2,213g,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Azizee said further interrogations led to a third raid at a house in Seberang Perai Utara, where police seized 252 packets of MDMA powder (5,220g), 18 packets of ketamine weighing 515g, and 70 Erimin 5 pills weighing 19g, Bernama reported.
He said initial investigations found that all three suspects acted as runners for the syndicate, believed to have been active since December, adding that the drugs seized could potentially supply 30,000 addicts.
Police also seized assets worth RM224,544 including a Honda Civic valued at RM130,000, a Perodua Myvi valued at RM44,000, a Toyota Vios valued at RM36,000, jewellery valued at RM9,044, and RM5,500 in cash.
All three suspects were remanded for seven days until March 16 to assist in investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
