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[UPDATED] Cops bust ganja ring shipping to Europe
KUALA LUMPUR: Federal police have crippled a drug ring believed to be responsible for shipping ganja buds to Europe.
Acting Bukit Aman Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director, Deputy Commissioner Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali, revealed that a series of raids in the Klang Valley led to the arrest of two men, a local aged 34 and a Chinese national aged 38.
"We seized 75.51kg of ganja buds, worth at least RM2.61 million," he said in a statement today.
The operation began with the first arrest at a coffee shop in Sepang at 5:25am on Wednesday.
The second suspect was detained at a house in Kota Warisan, Sepang, around 6:15am.
Shortly thereafter, investigators led by the suspects uncovered a rented house in Bukit Changgang, Banting, at 9:35am, where they found 144 packets containing the ganja buds.
The total haul was valued at RM2.64 million on the black market and could have been distributed to 151,000 drug users.
Police also seized RM25,327 in cash during the raid.
"Our investigations suggest that the two suspects are the masterminds behind the smuggling operation.
"Intelligence indicates they rented homestays as storage facilities for the drugs before shipping them to Europe," he said, adding that the syndicate has been active since January.
Both suspects have no prior criminal records and tested negative for drugs during urine tests.
The suspects are facing charges under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment upon conviction, in addition to a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane.
Authorities are also investigating how the Chinese suspect entered Malaysia.
Both men have been remanded to assist with further investigations, and police are continuing operations to locate additional members of the syndicate.
Anyone with information related to such activities is urged to contact the NCID Hotline at 012-208 7222.
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