KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 (NNN-BERNAMA) – Malaysian authorities announced yesterday, the crippling of two drug trafficking syndicates, in separate operations around Selangor state and the capital, Kuala Lumpur, with the seizure of drugs valued at 12.88 million ringgit (2.88 million U.S. dollars).
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director, Khaw Kok Chin, told a press briefing that, on Feb 4, the police successfully crippled a syndicate involved in the processing of MDMA powder, following several raids carried out in the Klang Valley.
“Based on intelligence and surveillance findings, the police managed to apprehend the leader of the syndicate… before the suspect led the police to a luxury condominium in Cheras (a district of Kuala Lumpur), which served as a storage site for various types of drugs,” he said.
“At the condominium, three men and one woman were arrested, and the police seized various drugs estimated at 1.45 million ringgit,” he said, adding that the seized drugs could supply 72,752 drug addicts. (1 ringgit equals 0.22 U.S. dollars)– NNN-BERNAMA
