Massive cocaine bust, LTTE arrests and cross-border smuggling among Malaysia’s top crime stories of 2019
Massive cocaine bust, LTTE arrests and cross-border smuggling among Malaysia’s top crime cases of 2019Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Abdul Hamid Bador and other officers examine the 12-tonnes of cocaine seized from three containers at Bayan Baru Police Station September 20, 2019. — Picture by Sayuti Zainudin
Based on police statistics, as at November 14, 211 police personnel were held after being found positive for drugs via screening operations conducted nationwide. In this regard, a programme named Nurture for Betterment was also introduced by police to assist restricted drug offenders under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1985.
Bukit Aman Special Branch Counter Terrorism principal assistant director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pichay said the two assemblymen were apprehended after being suspected of attending an LTTE Warriors’ Day anniversary in Melaka in November last year.
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