Penang man and Thai girlfriend nabbed, RM25,000 worth of ganja seized in anti-drug op

GEORGE TOWN: Police arrested a local man and his Thai girlfriend on suspicion of drug trafficking in raids around Pulau Tikus and Tanjong Tokong here on Thursday (July 10).

North-East OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the couple, in their 20s, was arrested in Pulau Tikus road at 11.30pm by a team from the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division during an anti-drug operation.

“Police were then led to a house in Tanjong Tokong where a search turned up 15 compressed blocks of dried leaves wrapped in transparent plastic, suspected to be marijuana, weighing 8,200g and worth RM25,420.

“Police intelligence showed this syndicate has been active since the beginning of this year, but further investigations are needed to identify the syndicate’s network at large,” he told the media at district police headquarters here on Monday (July 14).

ACP Rozak said the drugs, estimated at 16,400 doses, originated from a neighbouring country and were meant for distribution in Penang.

He said the male suspect tested positive for benzodiazapene-type drugs and had four offences on his criminal record, while the woman tested negative and had no priors. – Bernama