Johor Police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar (second right) showing the confiscated ecstasy during a press conference at the Johor police headquarters in Johor Baru. — THOMAS YONG/The Star
JOHOR BARU: Police seized drugs worth over RM2.4mil after arresting a couple suspected of operating a drug distribution syndicate using vehicles as mobile storage units.
Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar said the couple, aged 31 and 33, were detained during a raid conducted by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department.
The raid took place on Dec 28, between 12.30am and 4.30am, in Iskandar Puteri and Johor Baru.
“Acting on information, officers noticed a suspicious black vehicle parked by the roadside in Taman Mutiara Rini, Iskandar Puteri.
“Inside the vehicle, they found a man and a woman, believed to be a couple. A search of the car revealed various types of drugs hidden in the boot,” he said during a press conference at the Johor police headquarters yesterday.
Comm Kumar said the couple were believed to be waiting for a buyer, adding that following questioning, they led police to a house about 5km away at Taman Ungku Tun Aminah here but no drugs were discovered there.
Urine tests on the suspects found them positive for ketamine and benzodiazepines and background checks showed they both had prior drug-related offences.
“The syndicate used vehicles as mobile storage units to hide drugs before distributing them locally,” he said.
Police also confiscated 14,401.81g of ecstasy powder worth RM2,405,102, 24.58g of ketamine worth RM4,916, 2.75g of methamphetamine worth RM302, and 19.48g of ecstasy pills (51 pills) worth RM2,550.
This syndicate, active since October 2024, had a total drug haul valued at RM2,412,870, enough to supply around 72,195 users.
