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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 Sun
16-05-2025
- The Sun
Customs dept seizes RM13m worth of drugs after crippling distribution syndicate
NILAI: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) dismantled a drug distribution syndicate and seized various types of drugs, including heroin, ketamine and cannabis, weighing 145 kilogrammes (kg) and worth an estimated RM13 million, over a two-month period. Its assistant director-general (Enforcement), Raizam Setapa@Mustapha, said the operation was conducted in Batu Caves, Salak Selatan, Sentul and Subang Jaya and at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Cargo. He said his team, detected the use of moving services was one of the new modus operandi used to smuggle drugs, when it inspected a mover company's warehouse in Batu Caves on April 10. 'The team seized 90 boxes of various sizes in the said warehouse, and found 344 compressed blocks of suspected heroin, weighing 122.85 kg and worth RM11.5 million, inside four boxes containing modified speakers to be sent to Australia, while the remaining 86 boxes contained household items,' he told reporters at a press conference at the JKDM Narcotics branch in Kampung Jijan here today. Raizam said that this case is the first time it detected a drug syndicate using mover services to send goods using containers to Port Klang. In a separate case, Raizam said that on May 13 at about 9.45 pm, a team of officers along with detection dogs (K9) from the JKDM Narcotics branch inspected three boxes of goods at a logistics company's warehouse at the KLIA Cargo. He said they found five transparent plastic bags containing white crystal powder suspected to be methamphetamine, with an estimated weight of 5,105 grammes (gms) and valued at RM163,360, hidden among safety boots for export abroad. Meanwhile, on April 3, a raid at a condominium in Salak Selatan uncovered 5,000 gms of MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) worth an estimated RM835,000. Following that, another raid at a condominium in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, found 6,176 gms of ketamine and 763 gms of cannabis, worth RM311,165.50. According to him, the modus operandi involved using air courier services to import drugs into the country, and a local male suspect was arrested and charged in court. Meanwhile, on April 10, the team found 5,106 gms of suspected methamphetamine crystal powder worth RM163,392 when raiding a courier company's premises in Subang Jaya. 'The discovery of the drugs was the result of inspecting a parcel containing footwear. The syndicate's modus operandi was to hide drugs inside modified footwear for export via air courier services. Following that, a local male suspect was arrested and charged in court,' he said, adding that all cases are being investigated under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The Sun
16-05-2025
- The Sun
Customs seizes RM13 million worth of drugs, dismantles syndicate
NILAI: The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) dismantled a drug distribution syndicate and seized various types of drugs, including heroin, ketamine and cannabis, weighing 145 kilogrammes (kg) and worth an estimated RM13 million, over a two-month period. Its assistant director-general (Enforcement), Raizam Setapa@Mustapha, said the operation was conducted in Batu Caves, Salak Selatan, Sentul and Subang Jaya and at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Cargo. He said his team, detected the use of moving services was one of the new modus operandi used to smuggle drugs, when it inspected a mover company's warehouse in Batu Caves on April 10. 'The team seized 90 boxes of various sizes in the said warehouse, and found 344 compressed blocks of suspected heroin, weighing 122.85 kg and worth RM11.5 million, inside four boxes containing modified speakers to be sent to Australia, while the remaining 86 boxes contained household items,' he told reporters at a press conference at the JKDM Narcotics branch in Kampung Jijan here today. Raizam said that this case is the first time it detected a drug syndicate using mover services to send goods using containers to Port Klang. In a separate case, Raizam said that on May 13 at about 9.45 pm, a team of officers along with detection dogs (K9) from the JKDM Narcotics branch inspected three boxes of goods at a logistics company's warehouse at the KLIA Cargo. He said they found five transparent plastic bags containing white crystal powder suspected to be methamphetamine, with an estimated weight of 5,105 grammes (gms) and valued at RM163,360, hidden among safety boots for export abroad. Meanwhile, on April 3, a raid at a condominium in Salak Selatan uncovered 5,000 gms of MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) worth an estimated RM835,000. Following that, another raid at a condominium in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, found 6,176 gms of ketamine and 763 gms of cannabis, worth RM311,165.50. According to him, the modus operandi involved using air courier services to import drugs into the country, and a local male suspect was arrested and charged in court. Meanwhile, on April 10, the team found 5,106 gms of suspected methamphetamine crystal powder worth RM163,392 when raiding a courier company's premises in Subang Jaya. 'The discovery of the drugs was the result of inspecting a parcel containing footwear. The syndicate's modus operandi was to hide drugs inside modified footwear for export via air courier services. Following that, a local male suspect was arrested and charged in court,' he said, adding that all cases are being investigated under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Barnama
16-05-2025
- Barnama
Customs Dept Seizes RM13 Mln Worth Of Drugs After Crippling Distribution Syndicate
NILAI, May 16 (Bernama) -- The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) dismantled a drug distribution syndicate and seized various types of drugs, including heroin, ketamine and cannabis, weighing 145 kilogrammes (kg) and worth an estimated RM13 million, over a two-month period. Its assistant director-general (Enforcement), Raizam Setapa@Mustapha, said the operation was conducted in Batu Caves, Salak Selatan, Sentul and Subang Jaya and at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Cargo. He said his team, detected the use of moving services was one of the new modus operandi used to smuggle drugs, when it inspected a mover company's warehouse in Batu Caves on April 10. 'The team seized 90 boxes of various sizes in the said warehouse, and found 344 compressed blocks of suspected heroin, weighing 122.85 kg and worth RM11.5 million, inside four boxes containing modified speakers to be sent to Australia, while the remaining 86 boxes contained household items," he told reporters at a press conference at the JKDM Narcotics branch in Kampung Jijan here today. Raizam said that this case is the first time it detected a drug syndicate using mover services to send goods using containers to Port Klang. In a separate case, Raizam said that on May 13 at about 9.45 pm, a team of officers along with detection dogs (K9) from the JKDM Narcotics branch inspected three boxes of goods at a logistics company's warehouse at the KLIA Cargo. He said they found five transparent plastic bags containing white crystal powder suspected to be methamphetamine, with an estimated weight of 5,105 grammes (gms) and valued at RM163,360, hidden among safety boots for export abroad. Meanwhile, on April 3, a raid at a condominium in Salak Selatan uncovered 5,000 gms of MDMA (methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) worth an estimated RM835,000. Following that, another raid at a condominium in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur, found 6,176 gms of ketamine and 763 gms of cannabis, worth RM311,165.50. According to him, the modus operandi involved using air courier services to import drugs into the country, and a local male suspect was arrested and charged in court.
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.
