Kelantan cops seize drugs, vehicles worth RM800,000
KOTA BHARU: The Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) in Kelantan seized drugs and vehicles worth about RM800,000 in three separate raids over Pasir Mas, on Saturday and Sunday.
The NCID also seized a pistol and three bullets, various drugs including syabu, Eramin 5 and heroin, and 13 vehicles including those of Audi, BMW and Volvo brands, and high-powered Ducati and Kawasaki motorcycles, from the three raids.
Kelantan police chief Datuk Shafien Mamat said five individuals including two women, aged between 22 and 32, believed to be from a drug distribution network, were also detained.
“The activities of the group were unearthed after police detained a 22-year-old suspect during a raid on a house in Gual Nering, Pasir Mas at 11am on Jan 2,’’ he said during a media conference at the Kelantan police contingent headquarters here yesterday.
He said police found syabu and Eramin 5 pills during the raid, which were estimated to be worth RM6,560.
“In a follow-up, police raided another house in the same village two hours later and detained two men, aged 24 and 32 years old.
“Further examination carried out in the house uncovered various types of drugs including ‘horse pills’, Eramin 5, codeine liquid and heroin.
‘’The current value of all the drugs seized is estimated at RM114,150. Police also found a revolver with three bullets hidden in a Nissan car,” he said. Eight vehicles were also seized including a BMW, Volvo, Honda, Nissan Navara and Ducati ‘Streetfighter’ and Kawasaki Z1000 motorcycles, estimated to be worth RM419,153.
Shafien said in a follow-up to the second raid, the police then raided a house in Gual Periok, Pasir Mas at 10.30am, on Jan 3 – where two women were arrested and Eramin 5 and Ecstasy pills, worth RM14,700, were seized.
“During the raid, the police also confiscated five vehicles with an estimated value of RM218,000,” he said.
All five suspects are being detained until Jan 10 for further investigations under Section 39B of Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 8 of Firearms (Heavier Penalties) Act 1971, said Shafien. — Bernama