118 kg of cannabis among RM16.2m haul at Klang temple raids
Selangor narcotics police raided five premises 13-19 October, finding 118 kg of cannabis plus ketamine, ecstasy and 20.6 kg of heroin in an unregistered Klang worship house. Eight suspects aged 19-48, half of them foreigners, were arrested; a part-time temple helper was among them.
🇲🇾 Klang, Selangor · Malaysia
- Arrested
- 8
- Cannabis
- 118.3 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- MYR 16,200,000
Selangor police uncovered a drug operation using an unregistered house of worship in Klang as a storage site, in five raids on four premises targeting four syndicates between 13 and 19 October 2026.[1][2] A local man working part-time at the premises was detained; a raid found 20.6 kilograms of heroin in the worship house storeroom, a site on land gazetted for sewerage.[1][2]
Separate raids in Rawang and at Kuala Lumpur International Airport brought the week’s arrests to eight people aged 19 to 48, including four foreigners who had entered on social visit passes and were allegedly transiting with drugs in their luggage.[1][2] In all, police seized 81.3 kg of cannabis flowers, 37 kg of ganja, ketamine, ecstasy and heroin worth RM16.2 million, plus vehicles and cash, all under investigation for trafficking.[1][2]
Sources
- Holy smoke: Massive ganja and heroin haul found in Klang house of worship. Bangsar, 23 October 2026.
- RM16.2m drug haul uncovered at Klang house of worship. Media Selangor, 23 October 2026.