Joint op leads to syabu syndicate being busted

Police here have busted a drug trafficking syndicate after arresting a man and seizing syabu worth RM834,768 during a raid at Melaka Island on Monday night.

Melaka police chief DCP Datuk Zainol Samah said the 50-yearold suspect was arrested on a road shoulder at 12.10am by a team of officers and members of the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department from the Melaka police contingent headquarters and the 6th Battalion General Defence Force (PGA6), in Johor.

“Upon inspection, police found syabu weighing 23.1kg in a car driven by the suspect, believed to be acting as a ‘transporter’.

“The syabu was found in 22 yellow packages that filled three bags found in the vehicle,” he told a press conference in Ayer Keroh here yesterday.

DCP Zainol said the raid was carried out as a result of intelligence obtained by the police over the past month and it was suspected that the drugs were brought from the Klang Valley.

He said the suspect was believed to be involved in the illegal activities for the first time, while the syabu was believed to be for the foreign market.

He said a urine test on the man turned out negative and a criminal record check found that the suspect had four previous offences related to the Common Gaming Houses Act, Immigration Act, Corrosive and Explosive Substances Act, and Offensive Weapons Act.

“The suspect has been remanded for seven days starting today until Nov 29 for investigations and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,” he added.