THE police have confiscated more assets belonging to a suspected drug lord in Klang yesterday, bringing the total amount so far to RM371.7 million.

Bukit Aman Narcotics CID director Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd said the latest assets seized were 15 business lots worth RM5.6 million, while the suspect is believed to be in hiding in a neighbouring country.

“We are working with the authorities in this country to track down the suspect,” he said at KLIA today.

Khalil said his officers believe there are still more assets for which they have yet to accounted.

“Investigations will be conducted to locate the suspect’s property in the country,” he said.

Inspector-General of Police Abdul Hamid Bador said the police had recently seized assets worth RM366 million belonging to a local drug lord including RM6 million cash, RM21.6 million in bank accounts, RM143 million in company shares, properties worth RM198 million and various vehicles valued at RM2.7 million.

Hamid said the suspect probably would have known that his cocaine business, disguised as a coal business, had been smashed in a raid in Penang last year.

On September 10, police busted an international drug smuggling syndicate after seizing 12 tonnes of cocaine mixed with coal worth RM2.4 billion in three containers at the North Butterworth Container Terminal.

The drugs, packed in 60 sacks of coal from South America, were discovered in Op Eagle conducted in Butterworth and Bayan Baru in Penang, and Padang Serai, Kedah. – Bernama, February 4, 2020.