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NCID cripples drug syndicate, seizes 300kg of syabu worth RM10.8m

KUALA LUMPUR: The Federal Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) has crippled a drug distribution syndicate and seized a whopping 300kg of syabu worth RM10.8 million.

The NCID assisted by officers from the Kuala Lumpur police contingent conducted five raids in KL, Selangor and Negri Sembilan on Friday.

The raids, carried out simultaneously between 11am and 2pm, saw police arrest eight suspects, including a woman.

Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Datuk Yahaya Othman said police also found 2kg of Eramin 5 and seized five vehicles belonging to the suspects during the operation codenamed, Op Greyhound.

The suspects, aged between 27 and 61, have been remanded to facilitate police investigation.

"Checks showed that six of these suspects were positive for drugs and four had past criminal records.

"The syndicate's modus operandi is to obtain the drugs from a state in the north for distribution in and around the Klang Valley by using a refurbished vehicle to stay below the police radar," he said.

Yahaya said seven cars worth some RM400,000, jewellery worth RM17,566 and cash amounting to RM8,400 were also seized.

The amount of drug confiscation and seizures for this operation is RM11.2 million.

The case is being investigated in accordance with Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act (ADB) 1952.

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