05 April 2013| last updated at 12:43AM
2 drug lords among 10 nabbed in ops
Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan (centre) showing one of the seized air guns as state anti-narcotics chief Assistant Commissioner Roslan Abd Wahid (left) looks on. Pic by L. Manimaran
IPOH: Two drug lords were among nine men and a woman arrested in five separate anti-narcotics operations last week.
State anti-narcotics chief Assistant Commissioner Roslan Abd Wahid said a total of RM73,000 worth of drugs were seized. Police also confiscated cars and other valuables from the suspects, amounting to RM270,500.
The raids were conducted in Chui Chak, Teluk Intan, Tanjung Piandang, Kerian, Grik and Taiping. He said three men who were arrested in Chui Chak had previous convictions for fights and extortion.
"The three, known as Gang Waki, were picked up in a house at Batu 13, Jalan Bidor, at 2.45pm on March 31. One of them owned a 8ha oil palm plantation and a bungalow undergoing renovation."
Roslan said in another raid on the same day in Grik, two unemployed men, attempted to evade capture by ramming their Honda Stream into two police Proton Wajas.
"The incident occurred at 2.45pm near a rest-stop along Jalan Gerik-Kupang. Police fired three shots at the suspects' front right tyre and foiled the duo's escape."
He said 0.45kg of heroin worth RM10,000 were found in a box under the arm rest of the vehicle.
"In follow-up operations, we seized a Honda CRZ and four motorcycles from the two suspects. We are checking if a bungalow owned by one of them was purchased with drug-related gains."
He said four men and a woman, were arrested in Kampung Parit Tok Ngah, Bagan Tiang and Parit Lebah Akir in Tanjung Piandang.
In the raids carried out on March 31, April 2 and April 3, a total of 1.94kg of ganja worth RM6,000 and 0.23g of heroin worth RM7,000 were seized.
Two air guns, believed to be used to hunt birds, were also confiscated.
