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| Cops plug drug pipeline |
| 2010-06-16 |
| [Straits Times] THE police have plugged a major drug pipeline to Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Klang Valley when they detained 15 people and seized an assortment of designer drugs last week. One of the suspects is a 16-year-old student of a school here. The drugs comprised 17,451 ecstasy pills, 9,025 grammes of powdered ecstasy, syabu (454 grammes), 17,260 Eramin 5 pills, ketamine (5,052 grammes) and caffeine (4,260 grammes). In the two-day blitz which began on Thursday, the police also seized eight cars, RM162,773, two computers, five wrist-watches, eight handphones and jewellery, believed to be ill-gotten gains from the sale of drugs. The seized drugs, cars and other valuables totalled about RM4 million (S$1.7 million). Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said the suspects, comprising nine men and six women, including two Myanmar nationals, were picked up in seven raids. He said the raids were carried out in Pagoh, Muar, Taman Austin Perdana, Seri Alam, Taman Megah Ria, Masai and Taman Molek. Mohd Mokhtar said investigations revealed that the syndicate had been operating for a year, adding that it was supplying drugs to Thailand, Batam (Indonesia), Singapore, Klang Valley and here. He said six of the suspects had previous records for drug and gambling-related offences. The suspects aged between 16 and 51 have been remanded until Friday to facilitate investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the death penalty upon conviction, and the Forfeiture of Property Act 1988. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 syabu , isnt that Philippine for meth |
| Posted by: 746 2010-06-16 10:50 |