Shah Alam, 10th November 2023 - Despite using a farm as a front with the suspects burying their illicit wares to avoid detection, it all came to nothing after the police smashed their drug distribution ring.
The
two-day joint operation between Bukit Aman and the Selangor police contingent saw the arrest of 10 suspects during the raids on Nov 2 and 3.
In total, the police seized around RM10.39mil worth of drugs and drug base, Selangor Police Chief, CP Dato' Hussein Omar Khan said.
He said that day one of the operations led to the arrest of four syndicate members aged between 34 and 39.
"On Nov 2, about 11.25am, a police team from the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) detained a man who was driving a Ford Ranger on the side of the road in a residential area in Puncak Alam.
"Upon searching the vehicle, the police confiscated 241 yellow. plastic bags labelled 'Daguanyin Refined Chinese Tea' containing Methamphetamine, weighing 250.8kg.
"Following the arrest, around noon, the police detained three more men at a restaurant in Puncak Alam Jaya.
"Upon searching their vehicle, the police found a sack containing nine green plastic bags that contained 9.37kg of suspected Methamphetamine," he said at a press conference at the contingent headquarters here yesterday.
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