KUALA LUMPUR: The police busted a drug trafficking syndicate masterminded by a local with the seizure of 263.88kg of syabu worth about RM8.53mil in a raid at an apartment in Segambut on Saturday (Sept 17).

Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Yahaya Othman said a man was arrested in the raid and following the arrest, police detained six more men in raids conducted in several states.

He said three men were arrested in Perak, two in Penang and one in Selangor.

"The suspects, aged between 24 and 47, are believed to be active since last July and all of them are in remand for seven days for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952," he told a press conference here on Tuesday (Sept 20).

DCP Yahaya said of the seven arrested, four had previous records and five tested positive for drug.

He added that besides the drugs, which were found in 226 packages, the police also seized four vehicles, namely a Toyota Alphard, a Ford Ranger, a Perodua Axia and a Perodua Bezza, all worth RM424,750.

"The drugs, which could be used by 473,760 addicts, are believed came from the north of the peninsula before being sent to the capital for distribution," he said. - Bernama