KUALA LUMPUR – Nine public servants of an enforcement agency were among 10 individuals arrested for alleged drug trafficking, involving syabu, worth RM193,590.
Bukit Aman Narcotic Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the nine public servants were arrested in Putrajaya, while the other, a fisherman, was arrested in Johor.
They were arrested between March 6 and 8, he said, adding that the suspects, who are between 33 years old and 49 years old, were alleged to have sold 50kg of syabu which was seized in an operation in the Straits of Melaka.
“The public servants were believed to have sold the drug to a syndicate in Banting, Selangor, for markets in Dumai, Indonesia,” he told a special media conference at Bukit Aman here.
He said the syndicate, which had networks in Negri Sembilan, Melaka and Johor Baru, was believed to be working with other drug syndicates in the country.
He said police also seized 5,377.52g of drugs from the suspects, all with no previous record.
“Drug tests conducted on them found four of the public servants positive for methamphetamines,” he added.
Following their arrest, he said, police also seized four cars, comprising two Honda CRV, a Toyota Vios and a Perodua Aruz, as well as frozen a bank account with RM5,325.78.
All of them are in remand for 14 days until March 20, he said, and urged members of the public with information on drug trafficking to contact the JSJN hotline at 012-2087222. – Bernama, March 15, 2022
