JOHOR BAHRU: Police arrested nine individuals, including three siblings, and seized drugs worth RM231,000 in four separate raids in this city, Seri Alam and Kota Tinggi, on Tuesday (Sept 19).
Johor Police Chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the six men and three women aged 22 to 36 were nabbed by a team of police officers from the Bukit Aman and state Narcotics Crime Investigation Department between 2am and 9.30am.
"Five different types of firearms, along with 136 rounds of ammunition and 111 cartons of Chinese cigarettes were also confiscated," he told a press conference at the Johor Police Contingent Headquarters here on Wednesday . Kamarul Zaman said police also seized four vehicles, a motorcycle, jewellery and RM126,000 in cash, making the total value of drug and asset seizures RM536,662.40.
"All the seized firearms were unlicensed, and we will investigate to determine whether any shots have ever been fired from these genuine firearms," he said, adding that all the nine individuals have been remanded for six days until Sunday .
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