SHAH ALAM: Four drug trafficking syndicates were crippled following a series of raids at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) terminal and Ampang Jaya between May 6 and 11, with total seizures estimated at RM17.8mil.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said seven suspects were arrested, comprising one local man, three foreign men and three foreign women aged between 17 and 31.
“In total, the four raids led to the seizure of 172.8kg of cannabis buds and 79kg of methamphetamine. The total amount seized was 251.8kg, estimated to be worth about RM17.8mil.
“Checks also found that all suspects had no prior criminal records. The foreign suspects are believed to have used social visit passes to carry out drug trafficking activities in the country,” he said at a press conference on Monday (May 18).
He said the operations were carried out by the KLIA Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division with the cooperation of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) auxiliary police and the Ampang Jaya police station MPV unit.
Comm Shazeli said in the first raid on May 6, MAHB auxiliary police detected three suspicious bags while they were passing through a scanner machine at the KLIA terminal.
Further inspection uncovered 66 plastic packets containing compressed chunks believed to be cannabis buds weighing 72.6kg and valued at about RM5.8mil.
“A foreign man and two foreign women aged between 17 and 19 were arrested in the raid,” he said.
In the second raid on May 9, Comm Shazeli said police once again detected four suspicious bags at the KLIA terminal.
Further checks uncovered 136 plastic packets containing cannabis buds weighing about 72.8kg, with the seizure estimated to be worth RM5.85mil.
“A foreign man and woman aged 30 and 31 were arrested. Initial urine screening found that one of the suspects tested positive for THC,” he added.
Meanwhile, he said in the third case on May 10, two suspicious bags were detected at the KLIA terminal, leading to the seizure of 52 plastic packets containing cannabis buds weighing 27.4kg worth about RM2.2mil.
The case involved a 28-year-old foreign man believed to be from a neighbouring country.
In a separate development, Comm Shazeli said last Monday (May 11), the Ampang Jaya police station MPV unit discovered 79 plastic packets containing substances believed to be methamphetamine weighing about 79kg and worth approximately RM3.95mil inside a vehicle belonging to a local suspect.
He said all suspects had been remanded for 14 days and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The drugs seized are estimated to be enough to supply up to 839,000 addicts, based on an estimated usage of 0.3g per individual.
