Cops nab drug trafficking syndicate mastermind in Penang

  • 7 months ago
A mastermind of a drug trafficking syndicate here has been arrested following three raids conducted overnight by police from Thursday (March 7) to Friday (March 8 ).

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00:00 Penang police seized some 17 kilogram of ganja worth R66,000 in three raids over the past two days.
00:07 The police held a press conference on Friday, saying that they also arrested four suspects aged between 28 and 41 at separate locations.
00:17 One of the suspects is the mastermind of the drug trafficking syndicate.
00:21 The demand for ganja is high and the price is higher than the ganja available.
00:28 The price of 1 kilogram of ganja is RM5,000.
00:35 Compared to the available ganja, 1 kilogram is only RM3,100.
00:42 The taste and quality of ganja is better.
00:48 The price is high.
00:50 We believe that this syndicate has been operating since September 2023.
00:58 The robbery that we have done is a robbery that can be used by 50,000 people.
01:04 The police also seized a car and a motorcycle worth RM12,500.
01:09 The suspects have been remanded for seven days to help with police investigation.
01:14 For more information, visit www.fema.gov
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