Penang cops bust drugs-via-courier racket, seize 12kg in drugs worth over RM2mil
Penang police chief Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said various drugs worth RM2.1mil were seized from the suspect during a raid on Thursday (May 15).
"The man was arrested in a parking lot. "After interrogation, he led us to a rented apartment where the drugs were stored," he said.
He said police found three plastic bags filled with 3.92kg of ecstasy powder, along with 200 courier bags.
Also found were another 37 packets of ecstasy powder weighing a total of 2.59kg and another box with a courier company's logo containing 160 packets of ecstasy powder weighing 3.99kg.
Another 15 packets of ketamine weighing 384g were also found in courier packaging.
Police also found fifty packets containing 10 Erimin pills each wrapped in aluminium foil, three packets with 50 ecstasy pills each and a plastic container containing 1.4kg of ecstasy powder, said Comm Hamzah.
"We also seize various equipment used to pack the drugs," he said at a press conference at the police headquarters in Penang Road on Friday (May 16).
"The suspect declared the drugs as 'valuables' and distributed them via courier services to buyers nationwide since the end of 2024," said Comm Hamzah.
The suspect also tested positive for methamphetamine, amphetamine and ketamine and has been remanded until May 22 for investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
In addition to the drugs, police also seized a luxury car worth RM130,000, three gold chains valued at RM28,582 and four gold rings worth RM11,250.
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