POLICE arrested six men, including five foreigners, and seized 184kg of syabu worth an estimated RM6.06 million in a series of raids in Penang and Kuala Lumpur on March 29 and 30.

Penang police chief Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the suspects, aged between 21 and 45, were detained during five separate raids in the two states after one month of surveillance and intelligence.

“The first arrest involved a foreigner working as construction worker at Juru Autocity at 6pm on Wednesday. A check on the car he was in found five blocks of black plastic containing 178 packets of syabu.

“All the drugs are to be transported to a neighbouring country by sea using fishing boats. This is the largest seizure of syabu this year,” he told a press conference today.

Following the arrest, police raided three more locations in Penang and detained four foreigners, who are also construction workers and fishermen, and seized a twin-engine fibre boat worth RM380,000.

Shuhaily said police also raided a house in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur at 4pm yesterday and picked up a local man, and seized cash totalling RM500,000.

He said seven vehicles, including a Porsche Panamera, Toyota Alphard and Mercedes-Benz, worth RM1.38 million were also seized.

“Investigation revealed that the group had been active since the middle of last year. They transport syabu packed in Chinese tea packets from Kuala Lumpur to Penang before sending them to a neighbouring country.

“The suspects tested negative for drugs, while two of them had previous convictions,” he said, adding that further investigations are underway.

Shuhaily said the suspects have been remanded for seven days until April 5 to assist in investigation under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. – Bernama, March 31, 2023.