Latest news with #RM11.5mil
The Star
17-05-2025
- The Star
Not boots, floor mats or amps
NILAI: The Customs Department has seized some 145kg of drugs worth about RM13mil in several operations in the Klang Valley. Customs assistant director-general Raizam Setapa @ Mustapha said officers seized 5.1kg of methamphetamine in a raid at a warehouse at the KLIA Cargo Complex around 9.45pm on March 13. The drugs worth some RM163,000 were hidden in three boxes containing safety boots meant for export. In the second case, at 9.30pm on April 3, officers found 5kg of MDMA worth some RM835,000 in a condominium unit in Salak South, Kuala Lumpur. 'On April 7, we seized another 6.1kg of ketamine and 763g of cannabis in a condominium in Kuala Lumpur,' she said. Raizam said Customs also seized 5.1kg of methamphetamine worth RM163,000 at a courier company in Subang Jaya. The drugs, she said, were hidden in a box containing floor mats meant for export. In another raid at 4pm on April 10, Customs seized 122.8kg of heroin worth some RM11.5mil in Batu Caves. 'The drugs, which were supposed to have been exported via Port Klang, were seized from a moving service company. 'They were hidden in four boxes declared as amplifiers,' she said.
The Star
16-05-2025
- The Star
Klang Valley raids by Customs yield drugs worth RM13mil
NILAI: Customs have seized some 145kg of illicit drugs worth about RM13mil in four operations in the Klang Valley. Customs assistant director-general Raizam Setapa@Mustapha said his men seized 5.1kg of methamphetamine in a raid at a godown at the KLIA Cargo Complex around 9.45pm on March 13. The drugs worth some RM163,000 were hidden in three boxes containing safety boots meant for export. In the second case, at 9.30pm on April 3, his men found 5kg of 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-hydroxy-N-methylamphetamine (MDMA) worth some RM835,000 in a condominium unit in Salak South, Kuala Lumpur. "In a follow-up raid at 5pm on April 7, we seized another 6.1kg of ketamine and 763g of cannabis in a condominium in Kuala Lumpur. "A suspect was also detained to assist in investigations," he said, adding that the drugs were believed to have been imported via courier services. Raizam said in the third case, his officers seized 5.1kg of methamphetamine worth RM163,000 at a courier company in Subang Jaya. The drugs, he said, were hidden in a box containing floormats meant for export. A suspect was also detained. In the fourth raid at 4pm on April 10, Customs officers seized 122.8kg of heroin worth some RM11.5mil in Batu Caves. "The drugs were seized from a moving service company. "The drugs, which were supposed to have been exported via Port Klang, were hidden in four boxes declared as amplifiers," he said. Raizam said all four cases were being investigated under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, which carries the death sentence or imprisonment of between 30 and 40 years and whipping upon conviction.
