Police seize drugs worth RM5.2m in simultaneous raids in four states, smash international drug syndicate
Bukit Aman Narcotics CID director Datuk Ramli Din said policemen conducting the seven-hour ‘Ops Falcon’ raided eight separate locations in Kedah, Penang, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor before arresting a married couple, their son and the man’s brother as well as a Thai man, aged between 21 and 53. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
“Six more men were also detained in the simultaneous raids involving houses, roadside, business premises and a store in four states based on intelligence and surveillance over the past month. Ramli said, following the arrests, police also seized property worth RM437,718 belonging to the members of the drug syndicate including seven luxury vehicles such as Toyota Vellfire, BMW, Volkswagen and Porsche as well as branded watches and RM51,520 cash.
In another development, Ramli said from Jan 1 to yesterday, the department had arrested 33,345 people including 1,618 foreigners for various offences involving drugs and of the total, 470 people were detained under the Special Preventive Measures .
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