Drug lab, slain syndicate chief, airport security gaps and Nibong Tebal abduction among major crimes this week
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have shut down a large-scale drug processing laboratory hidden inside an industrial premises in Selangor, seizing more than 13 tonnes of liquid and powdered MDMA and other drugs estimated to be worth RM2.4 billion in Op Eumenes.
In a major drug bust this week, police in Malaysia dismantled a large-scale drug processing laboratory in Selangor, seizing over 13 tonnes of MDMA and other drugs estimated to be worth RM2.4 billion. The operation, named Op Eumenes, saw six simultaneous raids and five suspects arrested in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur. The syndicate, believed active since February, sourced precursor chemicals and drug-processing machinery from China.
Meanwhile, gaps in airport security screening were highlighted when a Malaysian woman was detained at an Indian airport with over 15kg of ganja, believed to be a drug mule with a previous drug-related case. Additionally, five suspects were arrested in connection with the abduction of a 52-year-old man whose body was found in Nibong Tebal, Malaysia.
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