Police seize 182 kg of cannabis from married couple in Jelutong
Bukit Aman's STING unit and Penang narcotics officers detained a married couple in Jelutong, George Town, on 2 June 2016 and seized 182 kg of ganja worth about RM540,000 from their flat, a parked car and a second house.
Officers of the Bukit Aman Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group, known as STING, with the Penang narcotics department detained a 37-year-old plumber in the car park of a condominium in Jelutong at 12.30pm on Thursday after finding ganja on him.[1][2]A follow-up raid on his condominium unit led to the arrest of his 30-year-old wife.[1][2]Police found nearly 8 kg of ganja hidden in a room of the flat.[2]The couple then led officers to a car parked in a nearby residential area holding 91 kg, and to a second house in Kampung Dodol used to store drugs holding about 83 kg worth RM240,000.[2]In total the two raids netted 182 kg worth about RM540,000, acting on a public tip-off and intelligence.[1][2]
The couple tested positive for drugs and were remanded for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.[2]Inspector-General of Police Khalid Abu Bakar confirmed the arrests and the seizure on his official Twitter account, congratulating the STING team.[2]
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