Three Held, Drugs Worth Over RM300,000 Seized In Cheras
Cheras district police chief ACP Aidil Bolhassan said a 35-year-old unemployed man was arrested when they raided the parking area of an apartment in Taman Maluri at 10.15 pm yesterday.
"We seized 381.05 grammes of MDMA and ketamine worth RM4,390.
"The suspect then led us to a second location in Jalan Chan Sow Lin, where we seized 13.39 kilogrammes of cocaine, MDMA powder and Erimin 5, as well as 5,000 litres of MDMA liquid worth RM317,394," he said in a statement today.
Aidil said further investigation led to a third raid at the Desa Tun Razak People's Housing Project at 12.30 am today, where police arrested two men aged 38 and 42, and seized various drugs, including MDMA powder, Erimin 5, ecstasy pills, cocaine and ketamine, worth RM11,567.
'We also seized two cars and RM100 in cash, bringing the total value of the seizure to RM335,630. Urine tests on all the suspects returned positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine,' he said.
All three suspects have been remanded for seven days until July 19, and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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