KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the biggest drug syndicate in Sabah that was busted last Christmas are expected to be prosecuted soon, say police.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said they included the Datuk mastermind.
He said the police are in the middle of completing the investigation.
“All 11 suspects, including the mastermind, are expected to be prosecuted soon,” he told a press conference at the Cheras police headquarters here yesterday.
Comm Mohd Kamarudin said the process to seize the rest of the syndicate’s assets is still ongoing.
“We hope to wrap up the seizure as soon as possible,” he said.
It was reported that more than RM7mil worth of assets belonging to a Sabah drug syndicate headed by a non-governmental organisation (NGO) patron, who is a Datuk, had been seized.
Deputy Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay had said the assets were seized under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act.
“Since the arrest of the leader and its members on Dec 25, we have seized various assets.
“Among the assets are 22 frozen bank accounts containing RM420,000, 18 luxury vehicles worth RM6.6mil, jewellery and wristwatches worth about RM100,000 and RM35,000 in cash,” he added.
The NGO patron had been running the drug trafficking ring in Sabah for over eight years.
