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AN INTERNATIONAL drug trafficking syndicate that used a three-storey bungalow as a drug processing facility was exposed following the arrest of six individuals in the Klang Valley on Tuesday.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said police arrested three local men and three foreign women aged 24 to 39, in addition to seizing various types of drugs worth RM1.53 billion in Ops Gaharu.
"In the first raid, we arrested all the suspects in a house and seized six bottles of liquid suspected of containing the drug Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), weighing an estimated 3 kilograms (kg)," he told a press conference at the Kuala Lumpur Police Contingent Headquarters, today.
Hussein said the second raid at a premises in Taman Taynton View, Cheras led to the seizure of white powder and liquid suspected of being cocaine, totaling an estimated 738kg, as well as various drug processing equipment.
"We also conducted a raid on an industrial premises in Sungai Chua, Kajang and seized powder and liquid suspected of being a type of drug called ketamine, along with drug processing equipment.
"The next raid at the Mega Industrial Park, Kajang Technology City, we seized 28 sacks with 1,400 plastic packages containing white powder suspected of being a type of drug called ketamine with an estimated weight of over 1.402kg," he said.
Hussein said the first suspect acted as the head storekeeper and assistant chemist, while the other two suspects were his trusted men who managed the residential house and business premises that were used as illegal laboratories for processing drugs.
"The syndicate's modus operandi, which has been active since April, is to use residential homes and business premises as locations to process drugs before distributing them to the international market," he said.
Hussein said the police also seized several vehicles including cars and lorries under the Dangerous Drugs and Property Forfeiture Act 1988 with a total seizure value estimated at RM389,000.
"Initial urine screening tests found that three suspects tested positive for drugs, while only one had a previous record related to drug cases.
"All suspects have been remanded for seven days from December 17 to 23 to assist in investigations under Section 39 B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952," he said. – December 20, 2025