SHAH ALAM: Police have seized over RM1.97 million worth of drugs after detaining three men and a woman following drug operations spanning five days.
The suspects are believed to be transporters, hired to move drugs for the syndicates involved.
Selangor police chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said police first arrested a husband and wife who were driving a lorry near the Puchong Jaya area on June 27.
"A team from Serdang police Narcotic Crime Investigation Department (NCID) stopped the lorry and found seven sacks of soil being transported.
"They checked the sacks and found 5 packets of chinese tea which contained 57.6kg of syabu inside," he said, adding that checks revealed the man tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
He said investigations were being conducted to see if the two were connected to a drug syndicate.
Meanwhile in an unrelated case, Hussein said police from the Selangor NCID arrested a man at around 4.45pm on June 29 with ten plastic packets containing heroin in his car.
"We stopped the man at a parking lot near Jalan Sulaiman, Ampang and found 4.49kg of drugs in his car," he said, adding that the 48-year-old suspect has three prior records for crime and drug offences.
He said the drugs were worth at least RM43,200 and were meant to be distributed in the Klang Valley area.
Meanwhile in another unrelated case, Hussein said Selangor NCID arrested another man on July 1 at around 4.30am at the Sungai Buloh rest area and found 26 compressed bricks believed to be ganja in his vehicle.
"The 26.25kg of drugs worth RM81,375 was believed to be meant for distribution in the Klang Valley area.
"Further checks revealed the suspect tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and had one prior criminal record," he said.
Hussein said in all three cases, the suspects arrested were believed to have been hired to transport the drugs.
"In the first case, the couple was paid RM41 while the two men arrested in the other cases were paid RM500 and RM1000 per trip respectively.
"The four suspects have been remanded to help with further investigations," he said.