GEORGE TOWN: Police have busted drug trafficking and processing activities in a forest area near Cangkat Bukit Gambir here following the arrest of a local man on Thursday (Jan 2).
Timur Laut district police chief ACP Abdul Rozak Muhammad said the 47-year-old suspect was arrested in a toilet in the forest by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department of the Penang police headquarters in a 5pm raid.
The raid yielded heroin besides various equipment believed to be used to process drugs worth RM51,370.
"The drugs were found in a brown paper box with 'Luzhou Laojiao Touqu' written on it with an estimated weight of 5,351gm worth RM51,370," he said in a statement.
According to him, the syndicate is believed to have been active since early December 2024 with the seized drugs sufficient for 26,755 users.
He said the suspect tested positive for amphetamine/methamphetamine and had a prior record for drug-related offences.
Abdul Rozak said the suspect would be remanded for seven days from Thursday to Jan 8 to assist in investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. - Bernama
