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  • 1kg Of Heroin Seized From Singaporean Drug Trafficker In Teck Whye

    1kg Of Heroin Seized From Singaporean Drug Trafficker In Teck Whye

    A 50-year-old Singaporean man was caught with nearly 1kg of heroin in Teck Whye early on Tuesday morning (April 11), the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said in a statement.

    At around 1.20am, the suspected drug trafficker was observed meeting with a 37-year-old Malaysian man in a carpark in the vicinity of Teck Whye Lane. The two were then observed in a car together for a short moment before the Malaysian man alighted and the Singaporean drove off.

    The Malaysian man was later arrested with S$3,400 in cash found in his possession.

    CNB officers also arrested the Singaporean after he parked his car in another location nearby. Two bundles of heroin, valued at around S$64,000, were recovered from his car.

    Investigations into the drug activities of both suspects are ongoing.

    Both men could face the dealth penalty if the amount of diamorphine (pure heroin) trafficked exceeds 15g. That amount of diamorphine is equivalent to 1,250 straws, which is sufficient to feed the addiction of about 180 abusers for a week.

     

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    Source: http://www.todayonline.com

  • Malaysian Drug Money Behind South Thailand Uprising

    Malaysian Drug Money Behind South Thailand Uprising

    The arrest of a Malaysian national with links to Southeast Asia’s drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha is slowly unraveling and revealing the extent of the drug ring’s impact on the political upheaval in South Thailand.

    In a trickle, the arrests are revealing the role played by the Malaysian wing of the Laotian network in the region.

    The Narcotics Suppression Bureau (NSB) of Thailand said Malaysian police have arrested a suspected major drug dealer allegedly linked to Lao drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha, who was arrested at the Suvarnabhumi airport on a flight from Phuket.

    What we know is Kamarudin bin Awang, a Malaysian national, was arrested in Kelantan on Monday.

    An investigation led police to believe Kamarudin is the son-in-law of Marining Jako, the leader of a drug network which receives drugs from the North and Northeast of Thailand.
    Thai police is said to have been monitoring Kamarudin for five years, leading to his arrest in Kelantan.

    The Thai narcotics bureau chief said he believed the money from Kamarudin’s drug trade have partially been used to sponsor the unrest in the insurgency-plagued South in Thailand.

    The arrest was not reported in Malaysian newspapers, but the information was given to Thai based newspapers by NSB chief Sommai Kongwisaisuk. He cited information he received from Malaysian authorities.

    So far, there is no comment on the Thai police accusation that Kamarudin is suspected to be the Malaysian linchpin in the Laotian drug network.

    Malaysia has also refrained to comment on the case since the arrest of Xaysana.

    More than 30 million baht in cash was also found stashed in pipes at Kamarudin’s residence, Thai police said, who said the Malaysian received drugs from the North before shifting them further to Malaysia through southern Thailand.

    Reports indicate he was also involved in the drug trade with one Usaman Salaemaeng, who is on the run, wanted by Thai authorities on drug charges in the warrant issued in 2012.

    Kamarudin is said to have three homes in the Muslim-majority far South in Thailand.

    However, Thail Police says they are checking with their Malaysian counterparts to determine to what extent the suspect is linked with Xaysana.

    Following his arrest at the Suvarnabhumi Airport on Jan 19, the suspected Laotian drug kingpin Xaysana Keopimpha, or “Mr X” as he is more commonly known, has become the subject of wide media fascination across the region.

    Authorities are now working round-the-clock to uncover the vast narcotics cross-border network that spans Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore.

    Thailand’s narcotics chief Sommai Kongvisaisuk, was quoted by Malaysian news agency Bernama as saying that police have gathered information on Mr X’s connection with Malaysian drug syndicates and were looking to unearth the inner workings of his network.

    “All the (big) cases involving a Malaysian syndicate trying to smuggle drugs from Thailand into Malaysia pointed to the involvement of Xaysana.

    “The Malaysian syndicate got its drugs from Xaysana’s network,” he said, adding that the arrest was the result of over five years of investigation.

    Several media reports said the 41-year-old alleged drug baron was arrested at the airport in front of many passengers as he disembarked a flight from resort island Phuket along with a man and two women who were not identified.

    Thai police have obtained a warrant for another five suspects.

    With the arrest, Thai and Laotian police seized 74 items, including two residences, 14 land titles, 14 luxury cars, 11 motorbikes, two farm vehicles, 29 bank accounts, gold jewelry and cash in U.S. Dollars and Thai Baht equaling THB1.5 (US$42,000).

    The total haul was valued at roughly THB100 million (US$2.8 million), according to the Laotian Times.

     

    Source: www.theindependent.sg

  • Polis Thai Tangkap ‘Raja Dadah ASEAN’ Yang Juga Seludup Dadah Ke Singapura

    Polis Thai Tangkap ‘Raja Dadah ASEAN’ Yang Juga Seludup Dadah Ke Singapura

    Polis Thailand menangkap seorang lelaki Laos, yang digelar ‘Raja Dadah ASEAN’, kerana mendalangi satu rangkaian pengedaran dadah di seluruh rantau ASEAN, termasuk Malaysia, dalam satu operasi di Lapangan Terbang Suvarnabhumi.

    Suspek berusia 42 tahun itu dikepung polis dan ditangkap dengan disaksikan beratus-ratus pelancong sebaik sahaja dia tiba di lapangan terbang itu dari Phuket pada hari Khamis (19 Jan) kira-kira pukul 5.00 petang.

    Setiausaha Agung Pejabat Lembaga Kawalan Dadah Thailand Sirinya Sithichai berkata
    rangkaian pengedaran dadah itu dipercayai menyeludup dadah ke banyak negara, termasuk Malaysia dan Singapura.

    “Singapura sudah menghubungi pihak berkuasa Thailand untuk mendapatkan maklumat tentang rangkaian diketuai suspek,” katanya.

    Siasatan pihak berkuasa Thailand terhadap sindiket dadah diketuai lelaki Laos itu mendapati ia merupakan sumber utama bagi pengedaran bahan narkotik di seluruh rantau ini (ASEAN).

    Bernama difahamkan bahawa polis Thailand mencatat ‘kejayaan besar’ dalam mengesan suspek berkenaan berikutan rampasan lima juta pil methamphetamine tahun lalu.

    Timbalan Ketua Polis Negara Thailand Jen Chalermkiat Srivorakarn berkata penangkapan rakyat Laos itu dibuat setelah siasatan penuh mencabar dilakukan selama lima bulan terhadap rangkaian yang diketuainya.

    Menurut beliau, tiga rakyat Thailand, yang merupakan rakan raja dadah itu, ditangkap dalam operasi susulan dan polis merampas pelbagai aset serta wang daripada mereka.

    Kata beliau, pihak berkuasa merampas 14 bidang tanah, 14 kereta mewah, barangan aksesori daripada emas dan wang dalam mata wang Baht serta Dolar Amerika berjumlah 100 juta Baht (S$4.10 juta).

    Sementara itu, Pesuruhjaya Biro Pencegahan dan Kawalan Narkotik Thailand Sommai Kongwisaisuk berkata rangkaian dadah yang diterajui warga Laos itu setaraf dengan rangkaian diketuai dua raja dadah lain.

    Katanya, siasatan awal menunjukkan lelaki itu memiliki pelbagai perniagaan, termasuk dalam bidang perhotelan, kilang papan dan perniagaan kereta mewah di Laos.

    “Para pegawai akan berusaha secara habis-habisan untuk mengesan aset milik rangkaian itu yang mempunyai kaitan dengan dadah.

    “Kami akan selaraskan semua usaha untuk merampas aset berkenaan. Kami perlu sekat sumber pembiayaan mereka,” katanya.

    Beliau berkata pihak berkuasa Thailand mendapat kerjasama daripada rakan sejawatan mereka dari Laos dalam operasi itu dan beliau percaya penangkapan raja dadah itu merupakan kejayaan penting dalam usaha mengekang masalah dadah di Laos dan Thailand.

     

    Source: BeritaMediacorp

  • Gara-Gara Mahu Hidup Mewah Bergaya, 2 Sahabat Mungkin Mati Digantung

    Gara-Gara Mahu Hidup Mewah Bergaya, 2 Sahabat Mungkin Mati Digantung

    Dua sahabat yang ingin menjalani kehidupan mewah dan bergaya pada usia muda sanggup mengambil risiko dengan mengedar dadah di sekitar Besut.

    Bagaimanapun, aktiviti yang didalangi seorang mekanik berumur 23 tahun bersama rakannya yang merupakan seorang penggangur berumur 18 tahun tidak bertahan lama selepas kedua-duanya diberkas polis dalam satu serbuan di sebuah rumah di Taman Pelagat, Besut, Isnin lalu (28 Nov).

    Ketua Polis Terengganu Rosli Ab Rahman berkata hasil serbuan kira-kira pukul 2.00 petang itu, polis menjumpai 670 biji pil kuda, 10 biji pil eramin 5, 1.25 gram syabu dan sebiji pil ecstacy yang bernilai kira-kira RM7,230 (S$2,300).

    Katanya dadah itu disorokkan di dalam sebuah kotak di bahagian bawah almari di rumah berkenaan.

    “Mereka didapati aktif dalam kegiatan pengedaran di sekitar Jerteh. Mereka tidak terlibat dalam penagihan sebaliknya hanya menjual dadah bagi memenuhi gaya hidup mewah,” katanya kepada watawan hari ini.

    Sebuah motosikal jenis EX-5 dan sebuah motosikal Yamaha 125z yang dianggarkan bernilai RM13,000 (S$4,150) turut disita dalam serbuan itu.

    “Kedua-dua mereka direman sehingga 4 Disember mengikut Seksyen 39(B) Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952 yang jika sabit kesalahan boleh dihukum gantung sampai mati,”katanya.

    Source: Berita MediaCorp

  • Man Who Took Toddler Hostage Faces 3 New Drug Charges

    Man Who Took Toddler Hostage Faces 3 New Drug Charges

    A 39-year-old man who was arrested for holding a toddler hostage in a Sembawang flat last month returned to court on Friday (Oct 14), where he faced three new drug charges.

    Muhammad Iskandah Suhaimi had confined his girlfriend’s two-year-old son in a fifth-floor rental home at Blk 462, Sembawang Drive, in a 17-hour overnight standoff with the police.

    Iskandah is accused of taking methamphetamine “on or before” the day of the standoff.

    He is also accused of having a packet containing 0.63g of a crystalline substance, which included methamphetamine.

    The toddler’s mother, Ms Siti Zubaydah Mohd Hamzah, had “knowledge” (of) and “consent(ed)” to this packet of drugs, court documents stated.

    In addition, Iskandah allegedly owned utensils, namely an improvised glass bottle with a glass pipe and a rubber tube, for drug consumption on April 12 with Ms Zubaydah. He will return to court on Nov 1.

    Iskandah has been prosecuted in the past for a drug offence. In August 2001, he was jailed for a year for consuming a controlled drug.

    Apart from the latest charges, he faces an earlier charge of possessing a scheduled weapon in the form of a knuckle-duster — an offence that carries a jail term of up to five years and at least six strokes of the cane for first-timers if convicted.

    The hostage situation arose from a dispute that Iskandah had with the toddler’s family members. The police were notified on the evening of Sept 27, but he refused to open the door for them when they arrived.

    The next day, the Crisis Negotiation Unit and Special Operations Command officers broke the window panes and cut the locked gate to rescue the toddler and arrest Iskandah.

    Ms Zubaydah was also arrested then for drug-related offences, but the Central Narcotics Bureau and the State Courts did not reply to queries as to whether she has been charged in court.

     

    Source: www.todayonline.com