KANGAR (BERNAMA) – Police scored a major drug bust with the seizure of 528 kilogrammes (kg) of methamphetamine, commonly known as syabu, valued at MYR19 million, found hidden in a Federal Reserve Forest area in Padang Besar, Perlis in Malaysia on January 10.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (JSJN) director Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said the discovery of the drugs in the forest reserve resulted from the investigation of a 35-year-old man who was arrested on the same date through police surveillance.
“Inspection of the storage area revealed 20 sacks containing 480 packets of Chinese tea ‘Guang Yin Wang’ placed on an iron trolley covered with branches and leaves,” he said at a press conference at the Perlis Police Contingent Headquarters (IPK), which was also attended by Perlis Police Chief Datuk Muhammad Abdul Halim.
Mohd Kamarudin said that following the arrest and seizure, three more men aged between 21 and 42 were arrested on the same date, suspected to be connected to the same case.
