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Seven nabbed, drugs worth RM28mil seized in Johor's largest haul this year
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11/12/2024
Johor police have seized drugs worth RM28.3mil and arrested seven people for suspected involvement in a drug syndicate in what they say is the largest drug seizure in the state this year.
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Johor police have recorded the largest drug seizure in the state this year.
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They held a press conference on Tuesday highlighting the arrest of seven individuals in a series
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of raids where they seized a record high of 28.3 million ringgit worth of drugs.
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The area involved is Keluang, Johor Baru and also Iskandar Puteri.
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The syndicate used a terrace house in a gated and guarded area to pack and store the drugs
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before they were distributed to the markets around the state of Johor.
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Initial investigations found that the syndicate could be categorized as a large buyer.
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They would buy, repackage and sell.
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In addition, the syndicate also processed the juice that contained the drugs for local markets.
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Police said they had also detained the syndicate leader, aged 33 years old, during the raids
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on November 3rd and 4th.
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The detained suspects were also tested positive for amphetamine and ketamine and one of them
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had a record of drug-related offenses.
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Police said the syndicate had been active since August.
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The raiding teams also seized processing equipment, four vehicles, cash, jewelry and foreign currencies
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with a total value of about 260,000 ringgit.
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The suspects are being remanded until Thursday to help with police investigation.
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