SHAH ALAM: Police have disposed of 530kg of ketum and 2,929 litres of liquid ketum, with an estimated total value of RM110,000.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the disposal exercise, conducted by the state Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID), involved 278 investigation papers that had completed both the investigative and court processes.
"The cases were recorded across five districts – Shah Alam, Serdang, Sepang, Gombak and Hulu Selangor," he said in a statement on Friday (April 17).
"The disposal process was carried out in accordance with strict standard operating procedures (SOP), using the burial method.
"It was conducted through strategic collaboration with the Shah Alam City Council’s Public Cleansing and Waste Management Department as well as Worldwide Holdings at the Jeram sanitary landfill in Kuala Selangor."
Comm Shazeli also welcomed public cooperation in channelling information related to drug distribution and abuse.
He added that community support is vital in assisting the NCID in its mission to combat drug-related activities comprehensively, in line with the slogan "Fight drugs, protect the generation."
