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Sindiket seludup bunga ganja RM33.4 juta tumpas, 12 ditahan

Polis Selangor berkata penahanan 12 individu disyaki keldai dadah termasuk seorang runner itu dibuat dalam serbuan berasingan di KLIA dan Sepang.

Sindiket seludup bunga ganja RM33.4 juta tumpas, 12 ditahan

POLICE IN SELANGOR HAVE CRUSHED A DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION WORTH RM33.4 MILLION, ARRESTING 12 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING RUNNERS AND FOREIGN NATIONALS. THE OPERATION, WHICH TOOK PLACE BETWEEN AUGUST 28 AND SEPTEMBER 21, RESULTED IN THE SEIZURE OF 671 BAGS OF HASHISH, TOTALING 418 KGS. SHAZELI KAHAR, THE KULAU POLICE CHIEF, PRESENTED THE FINDINGS AT A POLICE PRESS CONFERENCE.

THE SUSPECTS WERE INTRODUCED WITH OFFERS OF WORK AND TOURISM PACKAGES FROM THEIR HOMELAND AND THEN BROUGHT BACK ILLEGAL GEAR IN THEIR SUITCASES. LOCAL INDIVIDUALS ARE BELIEVED TO BE RUNNERS WHO HAVE BEEN ENGAGED IN THE CRIME SINCE EARLY 2026. ALL SUSPECTS ARE FROM DIFFERENT GANGS. THE OPERATION ALSO INVOLVED SEARCHES OF TWO CARS AND FOREIGN CASH FROM THE SUSPECTS.

SIX SUSPECTS HAVE BEEN CHARGED UNDER SECTION 39B OF THE NARCOTIC DRUGS ACT 1952, AND SIX MORE ARE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. NONE OF THE SUSPECTS HAVE ANY PRIOR RECORD IN MALAYSIA, AND THEIR DOCUMENTS WERE CHECKED TO SEE IF THEY ENTERED THE COUNTRY WITH TOURIST VISA.

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