DRUG DEN RAIDED SEVERAL TIMES
Cops seize RM230,000 worth of drugs, detain 50 on Friday, Saturday
ALEADING entertainment outlet in Jalan Sungai Besi continues to be a drug den despite having been raided many times by the authorities.
Recently, the unlicensed fourstorey outlet was raided twice within 24 hours by the Kuala Lumpur Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) and enforcement agencies, led by Kuala Lumpur City Hall.
Bukit Aman NCID director Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh said his team detained 31 local men and three women aged between 16 and 54 years, including two men believed to be drug syndicate members in a raid at 2.30am on Friday.
“In the operation, we seized 181 bottles of drinking water and 408 packets of liquor and beverage powder suspected of containing methamphetamine and ketamine drugs, and 60 cigarettes containing marijuana, all of which were estimated to be worth RM230,000.
“If the seized drugs are sold in the black market, they can affect more than 2,500 people,” he said at the Kuala Lumpur Contingent Police headquarters yesterday.
He said 32 of those arrested tested positive for drugs and were detained under Section 15 (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and remanded for two days, while the two drug trafficking syndicate members were detained under Section 39A (2) of the same act and remanded for seven days.
“In the operation which was also joined by the Standard Compliance Integrity Department and the Dang Wangi Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7), police also detained seven Bangladeshis and three Indonesian women who did not have legal travel documents.
“The drugs were seized after we checked a special storeroom and a vehicle in the parking area, which we believe to be the place for storing and distributing bottles and liquid packets containing drugs.”
He said the same premises had been raided five time this year — Jan 25, May 26, Sept 14, Sept 28 and Sept 29.
The next day, as many as 16 patrons of the same entertainment outlet were detained in an operation by the Federal Territories Ministry and government enforcement agencies, after they tested positive for drugs.
Checks revealed that the entertainment oulet was unlicensed and it was sealed.
The same premises was ordered to close according to the Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur Entertainment Act 1992. bottles of “Ribena” suspected of containing methamphetamine; bottles of “Lemon Iced Tea” suspected of containing methamphetamine;
packages of “Energy Potion” liquid drinks suspected of containing methamphetamine.
“Lime Juice” drink packets suspected of containing methamphetamine;
“Caution” beverage packs suspected of containing methamphetamine;
“Mango” drink powder packets suspected of containing methamphetamine;
packet believed to contain ketamine weighing at 243g;
packet believed to contain methamphetamine weighing 0.84g; and,
cigarette packs suspected of containing cannabis.