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A High Court in Johor Baru has acquitted three mechanics of drug trafficking charges involving more than 4kg of ketamine and methamphetamine, valued at approximately RM1.8 million, in a case dating back five years.
Authorities in Johor Baru brought 159 Chinese nationals before the courts on charges related to an alleged cryptocurrency investment fraud scheme. The coordinated arrests represent one of the region's largest crackdowns on international calling centre scams.
Malaysian authorities have arrested 335 suspects following the dismantling of a sophisticated scam network operating from Forest City in Johor Baru. The operation targeted overseas victims with fake cryptocurrency schemes and romance fraud.
Police have launched a formal investigation into a four-vehicle collision in Johor Baru that resulted in the death of a factory operator. The woman was thrown from a van and crushed beneath the vehicle, which overturned during the incident on Jalan Permas Utara.
Police in Johor Baru have dismantled a significant drug trafficking operation, seizing 60.78kg of methamphetamine valued at RM3.04 million and detaining eight individuals including a teenage dropout who transported the contraband.
Police in Johor Baru have arrested a 48-year-old man within 20 minutes of responding to a house trespass report in Kampung Melayu Majidee, demonstrating swift law enforcement response.
Twelve individuals were taken into custody by police in Johor Baru following a violent altercation that broke out during a World Cup final screening at a local restaurant. The group included a minor.
Authorities in Johor Baru have arrested three foreign nationals following a nighttime raid that netted illicit cigarettes valued at RM769,480, marking another significant success in ongoing enforcement operations against tobacco smuggling.