JOHOR BAHRU, Jan 17 — The police have arrested four individuals and seized drugs worth RM4.03 million during raids on two luxury condominiums in the city on January 10 and January 11.
Johor police chief Datuk M. Kumar confirmed that those arrested comprised two local men and two Vietnamese women, aged between 20 and 30.
The syndicate, believed to have been active since October last year, used the two condominium units as storage and packaging facilities for drugs before distributing them throughout the district.
“The drugs were believed to have been brought in from a northern state, reprocessed, and packaged in local-brand drink packets with 3D patterns to evade detection by authorities,” he said during a press conference at the Johor police contingent headquarters today.
The drugs seized included 28.82 kg of ecstasy powder, 296g of ketamine and 13.2g of Erimin 5 pills.
Kumar said the police also seized various equipment used to repackage drugs, a car, jewellery, RM2,761 in cash, and SG$200.
All the arrested individuals tested negative for drugs, while a background check revealed that only one male suspect had a prior criminal record related to drug offences.
The suspects have been remanded since January 11, and the police will be seeking an extension of the remand to facilitate investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
— Bernama
