IF ASKED to imagine the scene of an illicit drug deal, one may think of dark alleys, secret meeting rooms or locations that are generally more concealed in nature. Simply put, a publicly accessible area in daylight hours might not rank among the more obvious settings for such an illegal act.
However, is it true that police recently intercepted a drug syndicate making a transfer of methamphetamines worth millions of ringgit at the parking lot of a shopping mall in Putrajaya?
Verdict
YES
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Arjunaidi Mohamed said the raid was conducted at 1.40pm on Dec 5.
"The group was about to transfer the drugs to another transporter when a team from the Bukit Aman Narcotic Crime Investigation Department intervened," he added.
Four men aged between 22 and 37 were arrested that afternoon, and 350 packets of refined Chinese tea containing over 355.75kg of methamphetamines were seized from a parked Toyota Vellfire there.
"Following the raid and seizure, we then conducted a follow-up raid on a condominium in Putrajaya and seized 23 plastic packets containing 23.09kg of methamphetamines," he told reporters at the Selangor police headquarters recently.
References:
1. https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2022/12/09/cops-foil-rm13mil-drug-transfer-at-mall