Police tracking Kelantan drug syndicate members after RM5mil seizure
State police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat, however, said investigations into the case are still ongoing.
Yusoff also gave his assurance that the police would continue to track down the remaining members of the syndicate.
"We believe several members of the group are still operating within the state, particularly in districts bordering a neighbouring country.
"We will hunt down everyone involved, regardless of who they are.
"If they are connected to drugs, we will not spare them," he told reporters here today.
He added that efforts are underway to identify those still at large, including individuals suspected of abetting or protecting the syndicate's operations.
Last week, police crippled a major drug syndicate distributing methamphetamine pills with the seizure of more than 35.4kg of the drug worth RM5.04 million in six raids in Pasir Mas and Tumpat.
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