SEPANG: Police say they have crippled a ketum processing and distribution syndicate with the seizure of 240kg of ketum leaves and the arrest of nine suspects including the mastermind.
The suspects, including a foreign couple, were detained in the course of three raids on terrace houses at Putra Perdana in the district on Feb 15.
Sepang OCPD Asst Comm Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said police monitored the syndicate for three weeks before raiding the houses simultaneously at around 11pm. We seized 240kg of ketum leaves and 152 bottles of liquid ketum worth about RM12,600, and RM12,325 in cash. Our investigations revealed the suspects were active for over two months and used the houses as processing centres, he told reporters at the Sepang police headquarters on Wednesday (Feb 17).