Comm Yusoff (centre) says police are working with their Thai counterparts to identify and disrupt the syndicate's distribution network. – BERNAMApic
KOTA BARU: Police have identified the ringleader of a drug smuggling syndicate following the arrest of a Malaysian suspect in Pekan Sungai Golok, southern Thailand, on Dec 30.
Kelantan police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said the suspect from Penang was now on the police radar.
He said the 24-year-old man arrested by Thai police recently is also believed to have played a key role in the syndicate’s operations.
"The suspect, who was arrested, hails from Kelantan and has a close relationship with a woman from Laos, believed to be his accomplice.
"They are believed to be involved in smuggling drugs supplied from Thailand,” he told reporters after the Kelantan police contingent monthly assembly here on Monday (Jan 6).
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Comm Yusoff said police are trying to identify the other distribution networks involved.
He added that the Malaysian and Thailand police would work closely to monitor and bust these syndicates.
On Sunday (Jan 5), Sungai Golok (known as Kolok in Thailand) district police chief Col Pol Jadsadavit Ingprapan confirmed the arrest of a Malaysian on suspicion of smuggling an assortment of drugs valued at RM120,000 in a raid on premises in Sungai Golok on Dec 30.
He was quoted as saying that police seized 1,943 ecstasy pills, 1,510 Erimin 5 pills and other types of drugs. – Bernama
