KOTA BARU: Kelantan police seized various types of drugs with an estimated value of RM313,962.93 in an integrated operation codenamed Op Tapis from October 23 to yesterday (November 5).
State police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said that during the operation, 811 individuals, aged between 16 and 71, were arrested.
He said those arrested comprised 799 men, 12 women, four school students and one student from an institution of higher learning.
"All of them were arrested for various offences under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985, and the Poisons Act 1952.
"Among the drugs seized were yaba and ecstasy pills, syabu, heroin, ganja and MDMA powder (Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, more commonly known as ecstasy)," he said in a statement today.
According to Muhamad Zaki, the drugs seized could be used by 39,639 addicts.
He said that apart from the drugs, police also seized assets such as vehicles, cash, and jewellery worth RM 500,343.01, adding that the total value of the confiscated items is estimated at around RM814,305.94.
"We urge the public to channel information on drug abuse and drug-trafficking activities via the Narcotics CID hotline at 012-2087222 or by contacting the Kelantan police contingent headquarters control centre at 09-745 5555," he said. --BERNAMA