Selangor police arrested four suspects, including one Malaysian, in three cannabis distribution operations between 17 and 22 June 2026, Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar said at a press conference at the contingent headquarters in Shah Alam on 24 June.[1] Police seized 171.6 kg of suspected marijuana buds in the three operations, which they valued at about RM13.73 million.[1]

On 17 June officers flagged two pieces of luggage for scanning at Terminal 1 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and arrested a foreign man in his thirties carrying 29.6 kg of suspected marijuana buds, which police valued at about RM2.37 million.[1] The next day, officers in Sepang and Nilai arrested two men outside a hotel in Bandar Baru Enstek, Negeri Sembilan, and found about 36 kg of suspected marijuana buds in their luggage.[1] One of those two led police to a house in Banting, Kuala Langat, where police found another 72 kg of marijuana buds valued at around RM8.64 million.[1] On 22 June a European man was detained at KLIA after scans detected suspicious packages in two pieces of luggage, and about 34 kg of marijuana buds worth RM2.72 million were found.[1]

The operations took place around KLIA Terminal 1, a hotel in Bandar Enstek, Negeri Sembilan, and a house in Banting, Kuala Langat, believed to have been used as a cannabis storage facility.[2] All four suspects were remanded for seven days and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which covers trafficking.[3]

Shazeli said most cannabis buds came into Malaysia from several Southeast Asian countries before being flown on, especially to Europe, and that tighter checks at strategic gateways, particularly both KLIA terminals, had led to more seizures.[3] The Star reported that all the arrested suspects had no prior police records.[1]