00:00Police seized 37.3 million ringgit worth of drugs and arrested two suspects during a raid
00:08on a bungalow in Ipoh on January 16.
00:11At a press conference on Friday, Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department,
00:17NCID Director, Commissioner Datuk Hussain Omar Khan, said officers found 843 kilograms
00:24of drugs, believed to be methamphetamine, and 618 kilograms of cement blocks in the parking
00:30area, later confirmed to contain MDMA.
00:35Chemicals and equipment used for drug processing were also recovered.
00:39Commissioner Hussain said the seized drugs could supply up to 8.4 million users.
00:44The two unemployed suspects, both in their 30s, tested positive for methamphetamine and
00:49have various prior offences.
00:51They have been remanded for 13 days until January 29, under Section 39B of the Dangerous
00:58Drugs Act, 1952.
01:01Police are also hunting a Chinese national suspected of recruiting the duo for the operation.
01:06The individual, holding a Hong Kong passport, has entered Malaysia five times, most recently
01:12in August last year, and has a record of four drug-related offences in Hong Kong.
01:17Authorities are coordinating with the Hong Kong Narcotics Bureau.
01:22The operation is believed to be part of a larger syndicate of foreign nationals using Malaysia
01:27as a drug processing and distribution hub.
01:30The syndicate reportedly operates illegal drug dens in the Klang Valley, Yipo, and Penang,
01:36enlisting locals as coordinators and transporters with processed drugs intended for international
01:42markets.
01:44Their methods include bringing in foreign chemists to stay in Malaysia for three months.
01:49Authorities believe many members of the syndicate fled the country following police raids in October
01:54and November last year.
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