SHAH ALAM: Police seized drugs and substances worth RM2.96bil nationwide in the first 10 months of this year, with 205,536 arrests recorded in an extensive crackdown on drug trafficking and abuse.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said 184,732 cases were recorded between January and October, involving seizures of 39,186kg of solid drugs and 31,176 litres of liquid drugs.
“Substances seized under the Poisons Act amounted to 47,062.80kg and 112,600.94 litres. The total value of the drugs and poisons seized was RM2.96bil,” he told a press conference held in conjunction with the NCID evidence disposal ceremony at the Selangor contingent police headquarters here yesterday.
Separately, Selangor NCID destroyed 37,276kg of various drugs worth RM1.71bil, involving 6,526 investigation papers linked to cases from 2009 to 2025.
Methamphetamine accounted for the largest quantity at 33,500kg, followed by 714kg of ketamine, 260kg of ketum leaves, 104kg of cannabis, 14kg of ecstasy pills, 9kg of heroin, 5kg of Erimin 5 and 1kg of yaba pills.
Also destroyed were 1,402 litres of ketum juice and 458 litres of MDMA.
Comm Hussein said the exhibits were destroyed through controlled incineration at a clinical waste treatment plant in Kuala Langat.
“Nationwide, NCID is set to dispose of 45,711kg of solid drugs and 60,880 litres of liquid drugs worth an estimated RM1.93bil this year.
“Selangor recorded the highest disposal value at RM1.71bil, followed by Sabah at RM120.4mil and Johor at RM40.02mil,” he said.
