POLICE arrested a local man and seized two types of drugs worth RM652,000 in a special operation at Taman Entrepreneurs in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Brickfields district police chief Amihizam Abdul Shukor in a statement today said the suspect, aged 25, was arrested at 5pm by a team of police officers from the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division at an apartment at Jalan Kuchai Maju 13.

He said the team seized methamphetamine weighing an estimated 8,160g and ketamine weighing about 5,374g from the apartment.

“The amount of drugs seized can be supplied to 28,000 drug users. We also confiscated tools used to process drugs.

“The suspect tested negative for drugs and has a previous criminal record,” he said.

Amihizam said the suspect was placed on remand from today until Thursday to facilitate investigations under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

He said police were still carrying out intelligence and investigations to identify the members of the syndicate involved and the source of the supplies obtained.

“Anyone who has any information related to this drug seizure can pass the information on to 03-22979222 extension 553. Cooperation from the community is greatly appreciated to curb drug trafficking activities especially in this area,” he said. – Bernama, November 5, 2023.