Three separate drug busts net RM3.44m in drugs, five arrests in Penang

Penang police arrested five individuals and seized RM3.44 million worth of drugs in three separate operations conducted between September 21 and 27.

The raids uncovered large quantities of heroin, MDMA powder, liquid MDMA, ecstasy pills, caffeine powder, and ketamine linked to local syndicates.

The suspects were remanded for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, with seizures including six vehicles valued at RM58,000.

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 1 — Penang police arrested five people, including a couple, and seized various types of drugs worth RM3.44 million in three separate operations between September 21 and 27.

Penang Police Chief Datuk Dennis Lim Kwang Keng said the raids by the state Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) resulted in the seizure of 8.83 kilogrammes (kg) of heroin, 15.06 kg of methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) powder, five litres of liquid MDMA, 182 ecstasy pills and 70 grammes (g) of ketamine.

He said in the first operation at 3.30pm on September 21, police arrested a 47-year-old local man by the roadside at Jalan Masjid Negeri, before questioning led them to a car parked nearby which was believed to have been used to store drugs and drug-processing equipment.

“An inspection found 8.83 kg of heroin, 5.35 kg of caffeine powder and heroin-processing equipment, with the total value of the seizure estimated at RM443,518.

“The suspect is believed to have obtained the drug supply from a syndicate before repackaging it for sale to buyers,” he said at a press conference at the Penang Police Contingent Headquarters here today.

The following day at about 8.50pm, police conducted two raids around Jalan Tun Dr Awang and Sungai Nibong Kecil, arresting two local men and a foreign woman, all aged between 27 and 42.

Lim said police seized 3.26 kg of MDMA powder and five litres of liquid MDMA, estimated to be worth RM1.2 million, while investigations found that the couple worked at entertainment centres and obtained the MDMA supply from a drug distribution syndicate.

In the third operation at about 11.30 pm on September 27, police from the Machang Bubuk Police Station arrested a 45-year-old local man at Jalan Seladang, Bukit Mertajam, and seized 11.8 kg of MDMA powder, 182 ecstasy pills, heroin and 70 g of ketamine from his car, with the total seizure estimated at RM1.8 million.

According to Lim, intelligence found that the five suspects were believed to have been active in drug trafficking activities in Penang since July, while the three syndicates were not linked to one another.

He said preliminary urine screening found all five suspects were negative for drugs, while checks showed that one of them, namely the first suspect, had previous criminal and narcotics records.

“Following the three raids, police also seized six vehicles of various types worth RM58,000 under the Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988.

“All suspects have been remanded for seven days to assist investigations, with the cases investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,” he said. — Bernama

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槟城警方在9月21日至27日期间开展的三次独立行动中，逮捕了五名嫌疑人，并缴获了价值344万令吉的毒品。

突袭行动中查获了大量与当地犯罪集团有关的海洛因、MDMA粉末、液态MDMA、摇头丸、咖啡因粉末和氯胺酮。

嫌疑人被还押候审，依据1952年危险药物法令第39B条进行调查，缴获的物品包括价值58000令吉的六辆汽车。

乔治市，10 月 1 日讯——槟城警方在 9 月 21 日至 27 日期间的三次独立行动中逮捕了五人，其中包括一对夫妇，并缴获了价值 344 万令吉的各种毒品。

槟城警察总长拿督林光庆表示，州毒品刑事调查局 (NCID) 的突击行动缴获了 8.83 公斤海洛因、15.06 公斤亚甲二氧基甲基苯丙胺 (MDMA) 粉末、5 升液态 MDMA、182 粒摇头丸和 70 克氯胺酮。

他表示，在9月21日下午3点30分的第一次行动中，警方在Jalan Masjid Negeri路边逮捕了一名47岁的当地男子，随后通过讯问，警方在附近发现了一辆停放的汽车，据信该车被用来存放毒品和制毒设备。

“经检查，查获了8.83公斤海洛因、5.35公斤咖啡因粉末和海洛因加工设备，查获物品总价值估计为443,518令吉。

“据信嫌疑人从一个犯罪集团获得毒品，然后重新包装出售给买家，”他今天在槟城警察总部举行的新闻发布会上说。

第二天晚上 8 点 50 分左右，警方在 Jalan Tun Dr Awang 和 Sungai Nibong Kecil 附近进行了两次突击搜查，逮捕了两名当地男子和一名外国女子，年龄都在 27 岁到 42 岁之间。

林警官表示，警方缴获了3.26公斤MDMA粉末和5升液态MDMA，估计价值120万令吉。调查发现，这对夫妇在娱乐中心工作，并从贩毒集团获得MDMA。

9月27日晚上11点30分左右，警方在第三次行动中，马章武布克警察局的警员在武吉默塔占的塞拉当路逮捕了一名45岁的当地男子，并从他的车里缴获了11.8公斤MDMA粉末、182粒摇头丸、海洛因和70克氯胺酮，缴获毒品总价值估计为180万令吉。

林表示，情报显示，这五名嫌疑人自七月以来一直在槟城从事毒品贩运活动，而这三个犯罪集团彼此之间没有联系。

他说，初步尿检结果显示，五名嫌疑人均未吸毒，但检查结果显示，其中一人（即第一名嫌疑人）曾有犯罪和毒品犯罪记录。

“在三次突击搜查之后，警方还根据 1988 年《危险药物（没收财产）法令》查获了价值 58,000 令吉的各种类型的六辆汽车。

“所有嫌疑人已被还押七天以协助调查，案件将依据1952年《危险药物法令》第39B条进行调查，”他说道。——马新社

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