Three nabbed, drugs worth RM3.5mil seized in JB raids

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Police have busted a drug syndicate in Johor Baru, Johor, with the arrest of three suspects and the seizure of various narcotics worth RM3.5mil.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3kwtdv5u   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Police have dismantled a drug syndicate with the arrest of three individuals,

00:05and the seizure of various narcotics were 3.56 million ringgit.

00:10Speaking at a press conference on Monday,

00:12Johor Police Chief Commissioner Datuk M. Kumar said a local man and two Vietnamese women

00:17were detained in five separate raids conducted across Johor Bahru last Thursday and Friday.

00:23The syndicate, believed to have been operating since April,

00:27used rented rooms and condominium units as drug storage and repackaging sites

00:32before distributing the substances to the local market.

00:35All three suspects, who have no prior criminal records, tested positive for methamphetamine.

00:41Among the drugs seized were 20.71 kilograms of ecstasy powder,

00:46over 18 kilograms of cannabis, close to 155 grams of ketamine, and 141 grams of aramin-5 pills.

00:54Police also confiscated drug processing and repackaging equipment,

00:59along with 800 ringgit in cash.

01:02The suspects have been remanded until Thursday to assist investigations

01:06under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,

01:11which carries the mandatory death penalty upon conviction.

01:15In addition, the two Vietnamese women are being investigated under the Immigration Act

01:19to verify the validity of their travel documents.

01:24The centres of the

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