Police call for AI-monitoring system at courier centres to screen for drugs
The move follows the latest bust involving the seizure of RM7.2 million worth of cocaine-laced vapes and equipment.
Bukit Aman Narcotic Crime Investigation Department Director Datuk Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali said they believed the syndicate planned on shipping the drugs out via courier service to interested parties abroad.
"We believe courier centres will greatly benefit from using artificial intelligence monitoring systems to screen parcels and shipments for drugs," he said when contacted today.
Yesterday, it was reported that police crippled the country's first-known cocaine vape distribution syndicate following the arrest of four men, including three Singaporeans, in Ampang Jaya last week.
The arrests were carried out on June 19, following intelligence received on their activities.
The first suspect, a 57-year-old local, was detained along with two Singaporeans, aged 46 and 25, in a Toyota Vellfire parked at the exit lane of a hotel in Ampang Jaya.
A fourth suspect, a 31-year-old Singaporean, was nabbed shortly after at the lobby of the same hotel.
A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of 10 boxes containing 4,958 vape cartridges filled with liquid suspected to be cocaine, amounting to 9,420ml, where the stash was found in the rear passenger seat area," he told reporters here today.
The total street value of the drugs is estimated at RM7.29 million and is enough to supply nearly 5,000 addicts.
The syndicate is believed to have been operating since March this year, using rented condominiums around the capital as packaging hubs before distributing the cocaine-laced vape liquids to international markets.
The cocaine had been fully processed and was ready for distribution before the suspects were detained.
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