PUTRAJAYA – Drug traffickers who thought the night before Raya was an opportune time to smuggle drugs to another country were surprised to find that patrols by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and Marine Police (PPM) was just as tight.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (CID) director Datuk Razarudin Husain said last night two attempts to smuggle drugs to Indonesia were foiled in Melaka and Muar.
“The traffickers were always looking for the opportunity. Melaka Narcotics CID nabbed two men who came from Johor to smuggle 100.4kg of syabu.
“In Muar, marine police apprehended a man and seized 84kg of syabu,” he told the media after visiting a roadblock here today.
Also present was Putrajaya police chief Mohd Fadzil Ali.
Separately, Razarudin said the responsibility undertaken by PDRM personnel in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in the country was to ensure continued public safety via compliance with standard operating procedures (SOPs) and the movement control order (MCO) from May 12 to June 7.
“Those on duty are still keeping the momentum and enthusiasm at the same level but it should be reminded that these police personnel must take care of their health in terms of the assignment and there must be sufficient breaks, that is important,” he said.
He also urged the community to continue to abide by SOPs to fight the spread of Covid-19.
He said his visit was aimed at giving encouragement to members of the police, the Malaysian Armed Forces and the People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) on duty at the roadblock, especially on the first day of Syawal.
He said four roadblocks around Putrajaya were sufficient as residents in the administrative centre were clear on the government’s approach in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.
At midnight, Putrajaya district police headquarters (IPD) said it inspected 1,168 individuals and 1,020 vehicles while 30 cars were ordered to turn back for not having inter-district travel permits. – Bernama, May 13, 2021
