GEORGE TOWN, Jan 21 (Bernama) -- Police have crippled a drug distribution syndicate involving Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) powder worth RM1 million following the arrest of two men in separate raids in Bukit Mertajam yesterday.
Penang Deputy Police Chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said a team from the state Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) conducted the raids between 2 pm and midnight following intelligence gathering.
He said the first raid led to the arrest of a man in a parking lot, where a search of a vehicle led to the discovery of a brown box containing several packets of powder believed to be MDMA.
“A check of the box revealed 271 packets of various brands and colours containing MDMA powder, weighing an estimated 6,155 grammes.
“Following the arrest, police subsequently picked up the suspect's accomplice in a nearby area,” he said in a statement tonight.
Mohd Alwi said intelligence showed the syndicate had been active since last October, and the total amount of drugs seized could have been used by 50,000 people.
He said urine tests showed both suspects tested positive for ketamine, while checks revealed that both men had previous criminal and drug-related records.
The suspects, aged 33 and 41, have been remanded for seven days starting today until Jan 27 to assist in investigations.
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