{"id":53983,"date":"2019-12-09T18:48:44","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T10:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=53983"},"modified":"2019-12-09T19:09:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T11:09:41","slug":"police-nab-five-seize-drugs-worth-rm355710","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=53983","title":{"rendered":"Penang police nab five, seize drugs worth RM355,710"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"628\" src=\"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DRUGS-POLICE-MALAYSIA-1024x628.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53984\" srcset=\"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DRUGS-POLICE-MALAYSIA-1024x628.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DRUGS-POLICE-MALAYSIA-300x184.jpg 300w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DRUGS-POLICE-MALAYSIA-768x471.jpg 768w, http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DRUGS-POLICE-MALAYSIA.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>GEORGE TOWN: Pulau Pinang Police Chief Datuk T Narenasagaran (second left) with his officers showing the seized arms and drugs at a press conference at the police headquarters office here after busting a drug processing syndicate. Photo courtesy of BERNAMA.<br><br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>GEORGE TOWN, Dec 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; Penang police successfully dismantled a drug processing laboratory, with the arrest of five people, including a married couple and seizing drugs worth RM355,710, in a raid on a house in Kepala Batas on Dec 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Penang police chief Datuk T. Narenasagaran said in the 5 pm raid, the police also seized 121 live bullets at the single storey terrace house,&nbsp;rented by the husband wife couple<em>,<\/em>&nbsp;aged 38&nbsp;and 40 years, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPolice have been conducting intelligence and surveillance for the past two weeks, before raiding the house. During the raid there were four men and a woman, aged 22 to 49 years in the house.&nbsp;Further inspection found a&nbsp;heroin processing laboratory there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the raid, police&nbsp;also seized 13,544 grammes (g) of heroin, 1,540g of heroin base, 43,000g of caffeine, 400&nbsp;eramin 5 pills and various heroin processing equipment including oven, food colouring and chemical fluids, all worth&nbsp;RM355,710,\u201d&nbsp;he told a press conference, here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said police also seized 74 live 9mm bullets, 32 (7.65mm type bullets) and 15 (.38spl bullets), and they were currently conducting further investigations to determine whether the ammunition were used by the suspects&nbsp;or sold to other parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also confiscated were RM3,912 in cash, two cars &#8211;&nbsp;a Perodua Alza and Proton Saga and a&nbsp;Benelli and Honda Dash motorcycles&nbsp;all worth RM57,992.81.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All three suspects also tested positive for drugs, he said, adding that&nbsp;the case was being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 8 (a) of the Arms Act 1960.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212; NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GEORGE TOWN, Dec 9 (NNN-BERNAMA) &#8212; Penang police successfully dismantled a drug processing laboratory, with the arrest of five people, including a married couple and seizing drugs worth RM355,710, in a raid on a house in Kepala Batas on Dec 4. Penang police chief Datuk T. 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