Wednesday, 17 Feb 2021 09:06 PM MYT
File picture of ketum leaves and drinks seized from a lab during a press conference at KL police headquarters January 3, 2018. Picture by Azneal Ishak
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SEPANG, Feb 17 Police have crippled a ketum processing and distribution syndicate after detaining nine individuals in a double-storey terrace house in Putra Perdana, Puchong here, on Monday.
The suspects, aged 30 to 45, comprised seven local men and an Indonesian couple, and they were nabbed in a series of raids.
Sepang district police chief ACP Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police also seized 240 kilogrammes (kg) of ketum leaves, 152 bottles of ketum water and RM12,325 in cash during the raids.