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In Penang, police bust international syndicate smuggling drugs in crayons

GEORGE TOWN, May 17 — An international drug syndicate was busted when its tactic of smuggling drugs in coloured crayon for export via courier companies was exposed following a roadside arrest of a man here last Thursday.

He said following the arrest, police raided a rented house in Lebuh Sungai Pinang here and seized syabu weighing 1.02kg as well as 77gm of ketamine worth RM48,636 and drug repackaging equipment. “Police initially arrested a 36-year-old man before raiding a rented house used as a drug laboratory and we seized 3.32 kg of MDMA powder which was filled in 97 packets of three-in-one instant drinks such as coffee and tea and fruit juice.

According to Soffian, the syndicate is involved in drug processing and distribution since March and efforts to dismantle the syndicate’s network are underway.

 

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