POLICE crippled a drug smuggling syndicate with the arrest of three men and seizure of heroin and syabu, worth RM134,800, in raids in Seberang Perai Tengah last Monday.

Penang Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department head Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah said two of the suspects were arrested during a raid at a house in Permatang Pauh, where police seized 10 packets of heroin weighing 171.35g and worth RM2,296, 13.25g of syabu worth RM1,325 and nine Eramin 5 pills worth RM135.

He said the third suspect was arrested along a road in Bukit Tengah after police found 457g of heroin worth RM6,124 on him.

The arrest of the three suspects led police to an apartment in Bukit Mertajam, where 4.1kg of heroin worth RM55,275 and two packets of compressed heroin base weighing 750g and worth RM69,645 were seized, he told a media conference in George Town today.

He said the three suspects, comprising a lorry driver and two unemployed men, tested positive for drugs.

Police also seized two necklaces, two rings and a bracelet, valued at about RM12,500. – Bernama, November 27, 2021.