Cops seize drugs almost RM600,000 from a house in Penang

GEORGE TOWN: Penang police seized various types of drugs worth RM590,100 following the arrest of a man suspected of being involved in the distribution of illegal substances here on Monday (Sept 23).

Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the suspect, a 26-year-old local citizen, was arrested by a police team from the Penang Police Headquarters’ Narcotics Crime Investigation Department at a car park in the Jelutong area at about 4.25pm.

During a check on the suspect, 11 multicolored plastic packets suspected to contain MDMA juice powder weighing 259 grams and worth RM3,300 and a transparent plastic packet suspected to contain 12 grams of ketamine worth RM2,400 were found.

“Following the arrest, on the same day, police raided a house used as a store for MDMA drink juice in the Jelutong area.

“An inspection of the house resulted in the seizure of 1,134 plastic packets of various colours and 10 plastic containers containing MDMA powder, believed to be drugs, weighing 37.675kg and worth RM560,040,” he said in a statement on Tuesday (Sept 24) night.

Hamzah said three transparent plastic packets each containing powder and lumps of suspected ketamine drugs weighing 76.8 grams and worth RM15,360 and 128 yellow and pink pills suspected to be ecstasy drugs weighing 47.45 grams and worth RM6,400 were also seized.

Additionally, 10 pills suspected to be eramin 5 (11 grams) worth RM800 and six plastic containers containing suspected liquid drugs weighing 47.7 grams estimated to be worth RM1,800 were also confiscated, bringing the total value of the seizure to RM590,100.

He said police also confiscated a Proton X50 vehicle worth RM90,000 and found the suspect positive for benzo/ketamine drugs. The suspect also has a past record related to criminal and drug offences.

The suspect is currently being remanded for seven days starting today for further investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. – Bernama