POLICE arrested two men and a woman over alleged drug trafficking activities, and seized 55 compressed ganja packages, weighing 48.48kg and worth RM153,200, in Kampung Paya, near Kamunting, Taiping on Wednesday.

Perak police chief Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the suspects, aged 35 to 39, were arrested in several raids, carried out between 8.15pm and 11.25pm on May 17.

“Based on a tip-off, police carried out the raids, and found the compressed packages, believed to contain ganja, after the interrogation.

“We also seized three vehicles and a necklace, estimated to be worth RM67,670,” he said in a statement today.

Yusri said the preliminary investigation found that the suspects had been actively engaged in drug activities since June last year. The seized drugs could be used by as many as 15,700 addicts.

He said all suspects tested negative for drugs, and they had no criminal records.

The trio have been remanded for six days, from yesterday, to assist in investigations under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. – Bernama, May 19, 2023.