Five arrested in Simpang Renggam drug raid


KLUANG: Police have arrested five individuals, including a woman, after discovering a variety of drugs in a house at Kampung Chokro, Simpang Renggam.

Kluang OCPD Asst Comm Bahrin Mohd Noh said that the raid, conducted on Thursday (Oct 10) at around 2:30pm, led to the arrests.

“Police successfully arrested four men and a woman, aged between 18 and 45, during the operation,” he said in a statement on Sunday (Oct 13).

ACP Bahrin said a search of the premises, rented by one of the suspects, uncovered several types of drugs, including 5.01 grams of syabu inside a plastic bag.

“We also found 1,047 grams of syabu inside a Chinese tea bag, nine transparent plastic bags containing 755.5 grams of syabu, a plastic packet of heroin weighing 106.5 grams, and 800 eramine 5 pills hidden inside 80 red and silver-coloured aluminium foils.

“The total estimated value of the drugs is more than RM74,000,” he said, adding that three of the suspects had prior records and all of them tested positive for drugs.

ACP Bahrin added that the five suspects were being remanded until Thursday (Oct 17) to assist in the investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

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