Three held for having ganja plants, weapons
KUALA LUMPUR: Police raided the bungalow of a "VIP" in Jalan Ampang Ulu on Saturday and arrested the man's son, a local drama actor and a Filipino man.
Police also seized ganja plants and an array of weapons that included air pistols, samurai swords, several parang and brass knuckles.
City police chief Commissioner Datuk Amar Singh Ishar Singh said the raid was conducted at 12.40pm following a tip-off.
"Police are investigating whether the three suspects, in their 30s, were involved in secret society activities and drugs.
"The ganja plants, ranging from 20cm to 100cm tall, were meant for the personal consumption of the suspect and his friends," Amar said, adding that the suspects were able to grow the plants indoors from seeds smuggled from the United Kingdom.
It is learned the bungalow's owner is the VIP who runs an international school here and the Filipino is an IT expert who has been residing in Malaysia for 20 years.
"We seized 465g of dried ganja leaves and weapons that included four air pistols, two air rifles, seven samurai swords, 19 knives, an axe, a police vest and a beacon light.
"You must have a legal permit to possess an air gun and we also want to establish if the suspects had posed as policemen," he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, Section 6B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, Section 36(1) of the Firearms Act 1960 and Section 7 (1) of the Corrosive and Explosive Substances Act.
He said the trio have been remanded until Friday.
This is the second time in five months that ganja plants have been seized from homes.
On April 27, city police arrested a 33-year-old Iranian businessman after they found eight ganja plants, 129cm to 179cm tall, on the balcony of his condominium in Cheras.
The suspect, who had been residing in Malaysia for two years, was apparently growing ganja for personal consumption.
The Iranian claimed trial when he was charged with planting cannabis and overstaying.