JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 11 — Johor police have busted a drug trafficking syndicate following the arrest of two men and the seizure of various types of drugs worth RM8.49 million in two separate raids in the Seri Alam area here on Wednesday (Aug 5).
Johor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said the raids were conducted at an apartment in Masai and a terrace house in Taman Ehsan Jaya at about 10.30 am.
He said the first raid, at the apartment, led to the arrest of a 30-year-old man believed to be the caretaker of a drug storage facility, while another 34-year-old man, believed to be an aide to the syndicate’s mastermind and responsible for paying the caretaker’s salary, was arrested at the terrace house.
“Upon inspecting the apartment, we seized 132,600 Erimin 5 pills, 53,000 ecstasy pills, 290 packets of ecstasy powder, 13 packets of ketamine and two packets of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) powder, weighing 96.76 kg in total,” he told a press conference at the Johor Police Headquarters here today.
Police also seized for cars, namely a Honda City Hatchback, a Toyota Vellfire, a BMW M4 and a Proton Saga, as well as a EZI RAY 01 motorcycle and RM100,000 in cash.
He said the syndicate, which had been active in distributing drugs to the local market since May, used a guarded and gated apartment as a storage facility, adding that police were intensifying efforts to track down the syndicate’s mastermind.
The two suspects, who have previous criminal records, have been remanded for a week from Aug 6 and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs. Act 1952. — Bernama
Date: 11 August, 2026 5:00 pm
Source: Malay Mail
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