RM44.3mil seizures to be burnt
KUALA LUMPUR: Drugs and equipment worth more than RM44.3mil will be destroyed in a disposal exercise.
City police chief Comm Datuk Fadil Marsus said the items were seized in various operations linked to 21,293 investigation papers that had gone through the prosecution process in court between 2009 and 2024.
He said the drugs included methamphetamine, cannabis, cocaine, ketamine and other substances, weighing a total of 839kg, along with 1,345 litres in liquid form.
Comm Fadil said the items will be disposed of at a scheduled waste-to-energy incinerator that produces new energy in a regulated and pollution-free manner.
'The disposal will be conducted at a waste treatment centre at Ladang Tanah Merah A3 Division in Bukit Pelandok, Negri Sembilan,' he told reporters after attending the KL Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department case item disposal ceremony yesterday.
On the 'Justice for Zara' gathering held outside a shopping mall here last Saturday, Comm Fadil said the situation was under control.
'No offences were detected during the gathering,' he said, adding that police would continue to closely monitor future gatherings and work with the community to maintain order.
Comm Fadil reminded the public that any violation of the law would be taken seriously.
The gathering was held in support of bullying victim Zara Qairina Mahathir, who was found unconscious in a drain near her school dormitory in Sabah on July 16 and died in hospital the following day.
At the Children's Court in Kota Kinabalu yesterday, five teenagers pleaded not guilty to a charge under Section 507C(1) of the Penal Code, read together with Section 35, for using abusive words against the victim.
If convicted, they face up to one year's imprisonment, a fine or both.
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