Luxury condo becomes hideaway for RM14.5mil drugs

KAJANG: A luxury condominium was among several locations raided in a police operation that led to the seizure of drugs worth more than RM14.5mil.Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Khaw Kok Chin said the luxury condominium was used for storing the drugs before distribution.

“We seized 332.443kg of syabu, 6.07kg of MDMA powder, 8.1kg of Erimin 5 pills and 15.7kg of Ecstasy pills, with a total value of about RM14.5mil,” he told a press conference at the police headquarters here yesterday.

He added that the drugs seized could have supplied 1.8 million users.

Two men, aged 33 and 44, were also detained in the operation on Tuesday.“Those detained were the transporter and storekeeper. They were paid between RM2,000 and RM3,000 for each job.“One of the suspects has a criminal record,” he said.

Comm Khaw added that a vehicle used by the suspects was also seized in the operation.

The suspects have been remanded until March 25, he said.

“We believe the mastermind and other bigger players in the syndicate are still at large. We will hunt them down,” Comm Khaw said.

Initial investigations revealed that the syndicate caters to local and overseas markets, Comm Khaw said.“We believe they send the drugs to neighbouring countries via courier.

“They have been operating since the middle of last year,” he said.

Comm Khaw said the department will continue to conduct more such operations targeting drug syndicates.