Cops smash drug syndicate operating out of grocery shop in Johor

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A police raid on a grocery shop in Taman Universiti, Skudai last week led to the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of drugs and assets worth over half a million ringgit.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mrkd2kbw  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A police raid on a grocery shop in Taman University, Skudai last week, led to the arrest of three

00:08suspects and the seizure of drugs and assets worth over half a million ringgit.

00:15Johor Bahru North District Police Chief ACP Balveer Singh said among the drugs seized

00:20were one kilogram of shabu, estimated to be enough for 5,480 addicts, along with nearly

00:27two kilograms of ecstasy powder, which could cater to 6,144 users.

00:34The authorities also confiscated over one kilogram of cannabis, sufficient for 1,073

00:41users.

00:42Eight vehicles and 1,000 ringgit in cash were also seized.

00:47ACP Balveer said that the syndicate had been active since January, using the grocery shop

00:54to process and distribute drugs within Johor.

00:58He added that the drugs were believed to have been sourced from a neighbouring country.

01:03Urine tests on all three suspects came back negative for drugs, while background checks

01:08found that two of them have criminal records.

01:11One of the suspects, age 29, who is also the grocery shop owner, has a previous drug-related

01:17offence while another suspect, age 22, has one drug offence and three criminal offences

01:23on his record.

01:24The suspects were initially remanded until Monday and a second remand order has been

01:29approved until March 17.

01:32The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1952.

01:39Police are tracking down the remaining members of the syndicate still at large.

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