JOHOR BARU: Police here have arrested two men and confiscated drugs and vehicles worth close to a million ringgit during a series of raids near the city centre, here.

       Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said that the raid was conducted from March 3 - 5 by the state Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID).

       “The two suspects, aged 31 and 34, were arrested at a premise in Larkin where they had operated a prepaid reload shop as a front for their illegal activities.

       “The shop was used as a store to distribute the drugs for the local market,” he said during a press conference at the Johor police headquarters here on Sunday (March 6).

       He added that police confiscated 1.7kg of ecstasy pills, 1.3kg of ecstasy powder, 1.1kg of ketamine, and 7kg of Erimin 5 pills.

       “All of the drugs are worth around RM746,890. We have also confiscated three vehicles, cash worth RM37,900 and Singapore dollar cash worth SGD5,300 (RM16,340),” he said adding the total confiscated drugs and items were worth RM928,130.

       Comm Kamarul Zaman added that the two suspects were currently under remand until March 9.

       Background checks on the two suspects revealed that they both have prior criminal records involving drugs.

       “These two suspects acted as the distributors for the syndicate and we are currently on the hunt for another two members who are still at large,” he said, adding that the group had been active since November last year.

       The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.