JOHOR BARU, Jan. 27 -- The lavish lifestyle of an alleged drug syndicate in Johor Baru was exposed after police arrested five suspects in a series of raids last week.
Johor Baru South police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said the suspects, comprising one local and four foreigners, were known to travel in a Maserati GranTurismo luxury coupe, estimated to be worth more than RM500,000.
He said the syndicate, active since December last year, also used a luxury apartment to process illicit drugs, including mixing drugs into flavoured vape liquids for electronic cigarettes.
"The syndicate's illegal activities were exposed after police arrested a 36-year-old local man suspected of being a drug dealer.
"This led police to conduct tw...