BUKIT MERTAJAM: Police busted a drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a husband and wife and their son and the seizure of drugs worth RM53,265 in two raids in Seberang Perai Tengah, here, on Tuesday (Jan 24).
Seberang Perai Tengah district police deputy chief Superintendent Mohd Noor Daud said the first suspect, aged 49, was detained at a playground in Bukit Minyak at 9 am which led to the seizure of 7.2 grammes of ganja worth RM500 from him.
"The suspect was arrested while waiting for the customer to pick up the drug.
"The arrest led to a raid on a double-storey terraced house in Bukit Mertajam at 10.30 am, where the suspect's 53-year-old wife and their son, aged 23, were detained," he told a press conference here today.
He said in the raid, the police seized four compressed blocks of ganja weighing 1,363 grammes and 2,209 grammes of heroin, all worth RM52,715.
Mohd Noor said the police also seized two motorcycles used by the suspect.
He said the drug trafficking syndicate run by the family was believed to have been active since January last year and the drugs seized were meant for distribution in the Seberang Perai Tengah district.
Urine tests on all three suspects came back negative but two of them had previous criminal records including drug-related offences.
The suspects have been remanded for seven days to assist in the investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri Jan 27 2023
Police busted a drug trafficking syndicate with the arrest of a husband and wife and their son and the seizure of drugs worth RM53,265 in two raids in Seberang Perai Tengah on Tuesday. - Astro AWANI
PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu: Calon PH, PN bertembung ketika kempen
Dua calon yang bersaing bagi PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu hari ini bertembung buat kali pertama sejak hari penamaan calon semalam.
AWANI Ringkas: 1MDB - Polis Jerman rampas 4 kereta Bugatti Veyron edisi terhad
Ikuti rangkuman berita utama yang menjadi tumpuan sepanjang hari di Astro AWANI menerusi AWANI Ringkas.
Gempa bumi Indonesia, Tasikmalaya paling terjejas
Sekurang-kurangnya empat orang cedera dan 27 keluarga lagi terkesan selepas satu gempa bumi dengan magnitud 6.2 melanda Daerah Garut di Jawa Barat pada pukul 11.29 pagi waktu tempatan, Ahad.
Air penstabil dan pemangkin pembangunan negara - Fadillah Yusof
Air merupakan komponen penting yang bertindak sebagai penstabil dan pemangkin untuk pembangunan negara yang mampan.
Pelaburan RM2.4 bilion dibawa masuk ke Terengganu - MB
Sebanyak RM2.4 bilion nilai pelaburan yang berpotensi sedang dibawa masuk ke Terengganu setakat bulan April ini.
PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu: Kelayakan akademik bukan isu calon PN - Pas
Kempen PN sempena PRK Kuala Kubu Baharu tidak akan terjejas berikutan isu yang mengaitkan kelayakan akademik calonnya, Khairul Azhari Saut.
Peniaga nasi kukus raih jualan RM14,000 sebulan
Inisiatif Pendapatan Rakyat (IPR) mampu merubah graf pendapatan bulanan peserta apabila meningkatkan hasil jualan.
Piala Uber: Malaysia tewas kepada Taiwan
Malaysia memulakan kempen Kumpulan B Piala Uber 2024 mereka dengan langkah kiri apabila tewas 1-4 kepada Taiwan, di sini hari ini.
Imigresen tahan dalang warga Indonesia, jual produk kosmetik tanpa kelulusan KKM
Jabatan Imigresen menahan seorang wanita warga Indonesia berusia 50 tahun disyaki menjadi dalang penjualan produk kosmetik dan kecantikan yang tidak mendapat kelulusan KKM.
Sheriff: 9 hari tayangan, kaut RM28 juta!
Filem arahan Syafiq Yusof, Sheriff: Narko Intergriti kini meraih kutipan sebanyak RM28 juta dalam 9 hari tayangan.