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New Straits Times
22-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Drug trafficking syndicate smashed – RM64,000 in narcotics seized, 4 arrested
GEORGE TOWN: Police have crippled a drug trafficking syndicate operating across Penang and Kedah with the arrest of four men and the seizure of over RM64,000 worth of drugs and assets in a two-day operation. The arrests were made between 4pm on Sunday and 5am yesterday by a team from the state Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), following intelligence gathered on the syndicate's activities, believed to have been active since May. Acting state police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said three suspects, aged between 32 and 61, were detained at a vehicle parking lot in Seberang Jaya, where police discovered 10 compressed packets of dried leaves believed to be ganja, hidden in two canvas bags in the car boot. "The total weight of the seized ganja from the first raid was 9,920g, with an estimated street value of RM53,500," he said in a statement today. Acting on leads from the initial arrests, police conducted a follow-up raid in Gurun, Kedah, where another man was arrested. Alwi said further inspection led to the discovery of a gunny sack containing seven packets of suspected ganja weighing 6,995g, four packets of heroin (30.34g), and three packets of syabu (3.45g). "The combined volume of drugs seized is sufficient for about 35,000 uses," added Alwi. Urine screenings revealed that three of the suspects tested positive for methamphetamine, while the fourth tested positive for a combination of amphetamine, methamphetamine, ketamine and morphine. Alwi said all four had prior records of criminal and drug-related offences. The suspects have been remanded for seven days from yesterday until July 27 to assist in investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death penalty or life imprisonment and whipping of not less than 12 strokes upon conviction. As part of asset forfeiture measures under the Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988, police also seized a Perodua Rusa valued at RM11,000. The total value of the drug haul and seized assets is estimated at RM64,500. Alwi reaffirmed the police's commitment to eradicating drug distribution networks, adding that joint efforts with other enforcement agencies would continue in a bid to strengthen intelligence sharing and enforcement actions. The public is urged to report any information related to drug abuse or trafficking to the NCID via its hotline at 012-208 7222.
New Straits Times
22-07-2025
- New Straits Times
Four arrested, RM64,500 drugs seized in Penang, Kedah raids
GEORGE TOWN: Police have crippled a drug trafficking syndicate operating across Penang and Kedah with the arrest of four men and the seizure of over RM64,000 worth of drugs and assets in a two-day operation. The arrests were made between 4pm on Sunday and 5am yesterday by a team from the state Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID), following intelligence gathered on the syndicate's activities, believed to have been active since May. Acting state police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said three suspects, aged between 32 and 61, were detained at a vehicle parking lot in Seberang Jaya, where police discovered 10 compressed packets of dried leaves believed to be ganja, hidden in two canvas bags in the car boot. "The total weight of the seized ganja from the first raid was 9,920g, with an estimated street value of RM53,500," he said in a statement today. Acting on leads from the initial arrests, police conducted a follow-up raid in Gurun, Kedah, where another man was arrested. Alwi said further inspection led to the discovery of a gunny sack containing seven packets of suspected ganja weighing 6,995g, four packets of heroin (30.34g), and three packets of syabu (3.45g). "The combined volume of drugs seized is sufficient for about 35,000 uses," added Alwi. Urine screenings revealed that three of the suspects tested positive for methamphetamine, while the fourth tested positive for a combination of amphetamine, methamphetamine, ketamine and morphine. Alwi said all four had prior records of criminal and drug-related offences. The suspects have been remanded for seven days from yesterday until July 27 to assist in investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death penalty or life imprisonment and whipping of not less than 12 strokes upon conviction. As part of asset forfeiture measures under the Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988, police also seized a Perodua Rusa valued at RM11,000. The total value of the drug haul and seized assets is estimated at RM64,500. Alwi reaffirmed the police's commitment to eradicating drug distribution networks, adding that joint efforts with other enforcement agencies would continue in a bid to strengthen intelligence sharing and enforcement actions. The public is urged to report any information related to drug abuse or trafficking to the NCID via its hotline at 012-208 7222.
