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PETAL JAYA: A man who used his grocery store as a front for drug trafficking activities was finally caught when police raided his store in Kampung Sungai Kayu, Ara Damansara on Monday night.
Petaling Jaya District Police Chief, ACP, Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal, said police found 505 grams (g) of cannabis hidden in a refrigerator at the store during the raid and subsequently confiscated another 80 grams of the same drug in another refrigerator in a nearby home after the suspect. , 25, took them there.
The total value of the drugs is estimated at RM5,500.
“After being interviewed, the police raided another house in Kampung Sungai Ara and arrested seven men, aged between 19 and 25, and seized 1,875g of cannabis in a backpack worth an estimated RM5,360.
“Initial investigations revealed that all of the suspects were believed to have been trafficking drugs since last September and obtained their supply from a neighboring country to sell in the Klang Valley,” he told a news conference at the district police headquarters. of Petaling Jaya (DPH). Here today.
He said that five of the eight suspects arrested had criminal records and all tested negative for drugs.
He said they would be sent to pretrial detention for seven days until March 15, and that the case was being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1952.
Meanwhile, Nik Ezanee said that two men, aged 29 and 30, were also arrested in a separate raid by a team from the Kuala Lumpur contingent police headquarters on a house in Bandar Utama. The two are believed to be related to the earlier arrest in Kampung Sungai Kayu Ara.
According to him, the police also seized 1,780 g of drugs suspected of being cannabis worth RM9,000, RM35,000 in cash and a Honda Civic.
“Both suspects had no prior criminal records, but they tested positive for drugs and have been detained for seven days for investigation.
He explained that it was being investigated to identify their roles in drug trafficking activities in the Klang Valley. – Together
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