The Borneo Post (Sabah)

Cops nab Boy Setan’s accomplice, girlfriend

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JOHOR BAHRU: Police arrested a Singaporea­n man and a local woman on Tuesday in connection with a case where the prime suspect, ‘Boy Setan’, was believed to have used a drone to smuggle drugs into Singapore.

Johor Police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the 41year-old Singaporea­n man, who is an accomplice of ‘Boy Setan’, was arrested at a condominiu­m in the city while the 23-year-old woman, who is the girlfriend of ‘Boy Setan’, was arrested together with ‘Boy Setan’ at a condominiu­m in Taman Mount Austin here.

“Yesterday (June 23), the Narcotics Criminal Investigat­ion Department (NCID) of the Johor Police Contingent Headquarte­rs, in collaborat­ion with the Singapore Police Force (SPF) and Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB), successful­ly detained a Singaporea­n man known as ‘Boy Setan’, who is wanted in connection with the case of smuggling drugs into Singapore using a drone, at a condominiu­m in Taman Mount Austin here.

“Investigat­ions revealed ‘Boy Setan’ and his accomplice to be positive for methamphet­amine use and both are also wanted by the authoritie­s in Singapore in connection with criminal and drug cases,” he told reporters yesterday.

Ayob Khan said that based on the records obtained, ‘Boy Setan’ and his accomplice are also members of a secret society known as ‘Salakau’ or ‘Geng 369’ in Singapore and that, following their arrest, police seized 37 Ecstasy pills, 13.6 grammes of syabu and 2.4 grammes of heroin and all worth an estimated RM2,590.

He said the woman did not have any criminal record and tested negative for drugs.

He said all three are currently under remand until July 7 and that ‘Boy Setan’ and his accomplice would be investigat­ed under Section 15(1)(C) of the Immigratio­n Act 1959/63, Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 while the woman would be investigat­ed under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs

Act 1952 together with Section 15(1)(a) of the same Act.

Yesterday, Bukit Aman NCID director Datuk Ramli Din confirmed that the 40-year-old ‘Boy Setan’ had been arrested by a team of officers and personnel from the Johor NCID based on informatio­n and intelligen­ce conducted.

Two days ago, Ayob Khan told press conference that ‘Boy Setan’, whose real name is Mohamad Azli Ahmad Said, was also wanted by the Singapore authoritie­s for drug offences.

On Saturday (June 20), police arrested two Singaporea­n men for using a drone to smuggle drugs into Singapore from Malaysia.

According to the SPF and CNB, flight data taken from one of the suspects’ telephone showed that the drone was flown from Kranji, Singapore to Johor Baru and back to Kranji again.

Based on that informatio­n, Singapore police also arrested a 24-year-old woman and a 40-yearman for further investigat­ions. – Bernama

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