Police cripple drug syndicate, seize 35.4kg of methamphetamine pills
Federal Narcotics Crime Investigation Department acting director Deputy Commissioner Mat Zani @ Mohd Salahuddin Che said five men and a woman were arrested in the raids.
He said the operation was the result of a year-long investigation.
In the first raid, he said police stopped a car in Jalan Gajah Mati, Banggol Chica here.
"A 34-year-old male suspect was detained and police found 115gm of 'pil kuda'. Another 112gm of the drug was found at his home. Upon further inspection behind the house, 20kg of pills were found in a cattle shed," he told a press conference here today.
Mat Zani said in a simultaneous operation, police detained another male suspect with 15.4kg of the pills in his car.
"Follow-up raids on several houses in Pasir Mas and Tumpat led to the arrest of three more suspects, including a woman believed to be the wife of the first suspect."
He believed that proceeds from the drug sales were to be used to finance businesses including a seafood restaurant in Tanah Merah, a beauty salon and an online business.
"The 'pil kuda', targeting students and youths, were intended for distribution in areas such as the Klang Valley and Johor Baru.
"The amount seized could have supplied an estimated 177,465 users."
He said the syndicate used cattle farms as storage facilities for the pills.
Police also confiscated jewellery, branded handbags and luxury vehicles with a combined value exceeding RM1.1 million.
"This syndicate was believed to have been active since 2022."
Mat Zani said two suspects had prior criminal records, including for drug-related offences.
"The suspects, aged between 25 and 39, have been remanded for seven days," he added.
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