SHAH ALAM: Several international drugs syndicates are believed to have been crippled following the seizure of 82kg of drugs worth RM5.45mil in several police raids near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Sepang recently.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the first case involved the arrest of a 19-year-old salesgirl in a shopping mall carpark near KLIA on April 5.
The local woman, he added, was detained after being found in possession of a suitcase containing 12 plastic packages believed to be syabu, weighing about 12.5kg and worth an estimated RM625,000.
In the second case, Comm Shazeli said a raid on April 6 at KLIA Terminal 1 uncovered three pieces of luggage containing 90 plastic packages of cannabis buds weighing 45kg and worth RM3.6mil.
Follow-up investigations resulted in three men, aged between 26 and 37, being detained on April 8 by the KLIA Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division, he added.
“Two of the suspects tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. We also seized £190 (RM1,000) in cash during the raid.
“We believe the drugs were intended for distribution in the international market,” he said at a press conference yesterday, as reported by Bernama.
Comm Shazeli said the suspects were believed to be acting as drug mules and were offered at least RM5,000, in addition to having their travel tickets and accommodation expenses sponsored by the syndicates.
All suspects were remanded for seven days for investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
Comm Shazeli also said police were seeking public assistance to locate a 33-year-old woman, believed to be the owner of the luggage, which was found abandoned at KLIA Terminal 1.
The luggage contained 23 plastic packages of syabu, weighing about 24.5kg and worth RM1.225mil.
He said the woman, identified as Syazwani Farhana Dron, was said to have fled after realising that the luggage had been flagged.
She did not board the flight she was scheduled to take, he said, adding that the drugs were believed to be intended for the Sabah market.
On a separate case, Comm Shazeli said investigations are being carried out to determine if standard operating procedures (SOPs) were breached involving a Pakistani remand detainee’s escape from Sungai Buloh Prison last week.
He said efforts are being made to track the suspect, Muhammad Hassan, 24, who is believed to be still at large in the Sungai Buloh area.
Members of the public with information are urged to contact investigating officer Inspector Muhendran Chandra at 010-430 4383 or the Search and Capture Operations Room hotline at 03-6140 1096.
