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IPOH: Several people, including those with titles of ‘Tan Sri’, ‘Datuk Seri’ and ‘Datuk’ have been identified as the masterminds of more than five drug syndicates in the country, said Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Abdul Hamid. Bador.
He said police are actively gathering evidence that may implicate them and that the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department has seized up to billions of ringgit involving trade unions.
“Each week I would record (the success of the police in arresting) one or two unions across the country. It is known that there are more than five drug syndicates run by these VIPs.
“Once we have enough evidence that these people are running the unions, we will take action. Otherwise, our efforts will be in vain. It is a waste to arrest and indict (the little ones) in court, but those at the top are still at large, ”he said.
He said this at the closing ceremony of the Constable Basic Course for Orang Asli series 1/2020 at the General Operations Force (GOF), Hulu Kinta today.
Abdul Hamid, however, refused to reveal more details about the case, as it was still under investigation, but assured that he would take the fight against the drug threat to the grassroots.
Meanwhile, the director of the Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department, Datuk Razarudin Husain, said that three people with the titles ‘Tan Sri’ and ‘Datuk Seri’ who were suspected of being the masterminds of international drug syndicates they were not politicians but businessmen.
However, he said the police would not rush to take action against them, as his team needed to gather sufficient evidence first.
“There is a Tan Sri and two Datuk Seri (s) on our radar, but we are still conducting further investigations to have a strong case against them,” he told a news conference in George Town, Penang today.
Razarudin had previously said that the three VIPs also used their status to build a network with other influencers to launder their illicit proceeds from criminal activities, adding that the funds were used for companies in the hospitality, shipping, shipping industries. transportation and steel to avoid detection by the government. authorities. -Called
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