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Penang authorities have arrested seven individuals, including a husband-and-wife team, following a series of coordinated drug enforcement operations. Police seized narcotics valued at RM3.2 million, marking a significant blow to the state's illicit drug trade.
A 34-year-old scrap goods trader from Penang has been charged with heroin trafficking involving 4.6 kilograms of the drug, marking another significant narcotics case in the state.
Penang police have arrested three people, including an elderly resident, and confiscated narcotics estimated at RM180,000 following a raid at Sungai Bakau in Nibong Tebal.