MUAR, Aug. 1 -- Police have crippled an international drug trafficking syndicate operating a nationwide network and smuggling drugs via sea routes after arresting 10 suspects and seizing around RM2.7 million worth of drugs and assets.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the success of the arrest was the result of simultaneous raids in Muar and Batu Pahat, as well as Cheras in Kuala Lumpur, between 2pm and 5pm on July 21.

"In the raids, ten suspects, aged between 29 and 70, were arrested."

"The raiding team also seized 61.3 kilogrammes (kg) of methamphetamine and 51.3 grammes (g) of ecstasy pills worth RM2 million," he told reporters at the Muar district police headquarters...