Police seize RM10 million syabu, four arrested
KUALA LUMPUR: A 25-year-old swimming instructor was among four suspects who were arrested following a drug bust by police involving RM10.3 million worth of syabu in Puchong, Selangor on Friday.
Federal police Narcotics Crimes Investigations Department director Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that the suspects, aged between 25 and 29, were nabbed in four raids in Selangor and Johor Baru.
He said the swimming instructor and another suspect, who was held in
Puchong on Friday, led police to a house where the drugs were discovered.
Ayob Khan said on Saturday that two more men, both aged 26, were held in Johor Baru.
He said police learnt that the drugs were smuggled by sea from a neighbouring country by the suspects before being stored in the Klang Valley.
Ayob Khan added that while the suspects had distributed the drugs in Johor and Selangor, they planned to smuggle the bulk of it out to Indonesia.
“The seized drugs could feed the addiction of 1.6 million drug users.
The syndicate has been active since January,” he said.
Ayob Khan added that three of the suspects have criminal records for various offences.
He said police also impounded cash and assets worth RM137,000 belonging to the suspects.
Meanwhile, Bernama reported that in Lahad Datu, a curfew in the waters off seven districts in the Eastern Sabah Security Zone scheduled to end tomorrow, has been extended until May 10.
Sabah police commissioner Datuk Idris Abdullah said the curfew, from 6pm to 6am, covers the waters off Tawau, Semporna,
Kunak, Lahad Datu, Kinabatangan, Sandakan and Beluran.
“Residents in the affected areas are required to stay at home, while outsiders are not allowed to enter or be in those areas within that period.”
Idris said the curfew was extended to ensure the safety of residents, international researchers and foreign tourists in the affected areas.
“Information gathered has revealed that groups involved in kidnapping for ransom and the Abu Sayyaf group are still trying to infiltrate these waters to carry out kidnapping and other cross-border crimes,” he said.