Johor Bahru: Police have arrested four individuals and seized drugs worth RM4.03 million during raids on two luxury condominiums in the city on Jan 10 and 11.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Johor police chief Datuk M Kumar confirmed that those arrested comprised two local men and two Vietnamese women, aged between 20 and 30. He stated that the syndicate, believed to have been active since last October, used the two condominium units as storage and packaging facilities for drugs before distributing them throughout the district.

Kumar explained that the drugs were believed to have been brought in from a northern state, reprocessed, and packaged in local-brand drink packets with 3D patterns to evade detection by authorities. The drugs seized included 28.82 kilogrammes of ecstasy powder, 296 grammes of ketamine, and 13.2 grammes of Erimin 5 pills.

In addition to the drugs, police seized various equipment used to repackage drugs, a car, jewellery, RM2,761 in cash, and SGD200. Kumar noted that all the arrested individuals tested negative for drugs, and a background check revealed that only one male suspect had a prior criminal record related to drug offences.

The suspects have been remanded since Jan 11, and police will be seeking an extension of the remand to facilitate investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.