Selangor: Selangor police have crippled four syndicates involved in the distribution of cannabis buds, with seizures valued at RM13.34 million in operations carried out at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 and Kota Warisan, Sepang between June 29 and July 4.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar stated that the operations were conducted by the KLIA district police headquarters Narcotics Crime Investigation Division, in collaboration with Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) auxiliary police. The joint efforts led to the arrest of two foreign men, a local man, and two local women aged between 25 and 40.
The first incident on June 29 involved the arrest of a 25-year-old foreign man from Southeast Asia. Authorities detected two suspicious pieces of luggage at KLIA Terminal 1, which contained 60 packages of cannabis buds weighing 33.6 kilogrammes (kg). On the same day, a 35-year-old local woman was apprehended after 39 packages of cannabis buds weighing 21.1 kg were found in a suitcase at the terminal.
In the third raid on July 3, Shazeli reported that police detained a local married couple in the parking area of a condominium in Kota Warisan. They subsequently discovered 146 packages of cannabis buds weighing 76 kg at the couple's rented unit. A multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) worth RM20,000, believed to have been used by the couple for drug distribution activities, was also seized.
On July 4, a 27-year-old European man was arrested after police seized 68 packages of cannabis buds weighing 35.5 kg from two suitcases he was carrying at KLIA. The total seizure amounted to 166.2 kg of cannabis buds, estimated to be worth RM13.34 million.
Shazeli noted that further checks revealed the three local suspects had prior records related to drugs and crime. However, the two foreign suspects had no previous offences in Malaysia and had entered the country using social visit passes. Urine screenings indicated that one of the local women tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, while the local man tested positive for THC. The five suspects have been remanded for between seven and 14 days and are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
In a separate development, Shazeli mentioned that the investigation into a Facebook post by former Damansara Member of Parliament Tony Pua, which allegedly addressed sensitive issues involving the Constitutional Monarchy and the Rukun Negara, has been taken over by Bukit Aman's Classified Criminal Investigation Unit (USJT).