Five suspects, including a local man and four foreigners, were arrested in a series of raids by Johor Baru South police. The syndicate was known to travel in a luxury car and used a luxury apartment to process illicit drugs.
The Johor Baru South police have exposed the lavish lifestyle of an alleged drug syndicate operating in the city. The syndicate, active since December last year, was comprised of one local man and four foreigners. In a series of raids last week, police arrested all five suspects and seized a range of illicit drugs, luxury vehicles, and cash.
Johor Baru South police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat revealed that the syndicate was known to travel in a Maserati GranTurismo luxury coupe, estimated to be worth more than RM500,000. The group also used a luxury apartment to process drugs, including mixing them into flavoured vape liquids for electronic cigarettes. The investigation began with the arrest of a 36-year-old local man suspected of dealing drugs. Subsequent raids led to the discovery of three kg of heroin and syabu. Further investigation revealed the man's affiliation with the syndicate and led to the arrest of four more suspects in a luxury apartment: two Singaporean men and a woman, and a Thai woman, all aged between 30 and 40. Police seized a variety of drugs from the apartment, including 2.27kg of heroin, 1.06kg of cannabis, 590.66 grammes of ketamine, 174 grammes of ecstasy powder, 6.3 grammes of syabu, 1.3 grammes of Eramin 5 pills, and 13.67 litres of suspected drug liquid. Raids also yielded a Maserati GranTurismo, a Proton Satria, a Honda CBR 150 motorcycle, and both Singaporean and Malaysian currencies. All five suspects tested positive for narcotics abuse and the local man and one Singaporean man had previous criminal records. Police are investigating the case under Section 39B and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, as well as Section 6(1)(c) of the Immigration Act 1959/63
DRUG SYNDICATE JOHOR BARU POLICE RAID LUXURY CAR ILLEGAL DRUGS
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