International drug ring busted in Malaysia; drugs worth $485m seized
The Straits Times
|December 21, 2025
An international drug syndicate has been busted, leading to over 18 tonnes of drugs worth RM1.53 billion (S$485 million) seized, one of the biggest hauls ever recorded.
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Officers of the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department presenting the seized drugs to the media on Dec 20. Six people were detained in the Dec 16 raids in Malaysia's Klang Valley and over 18 tonnes of drugs were seized - one of the biggest hauls ever recorded. PHOTO: BERNAMA.
(BERNAMA)
Six individuals — three local men and three foreign women — were also detained in a series of raids in Klang Valley on Dec 16.
The raids uncovered a massive drug-processing laboratory in a three-storey bungalow and various other premises used for drug storage.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Hussein Omar Khan said the first raid was conducted in Cheras, where all six suspects were detained.
This story is from the December 21, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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