Cops cripple syndicate trying to smuggle drugs into Indonesia via jerry cans

Police have crippled a syndicate, which tried to smuggle drugs into Indonesia by hiding them in jerry cans, following the seizure of 31.25kg of syabu worth RM1.4 million around Johor Bahru and Kota Tinggi on Dec 6 and 7.

Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said three syndicate members, aged between 33 and 46 and acting as ‘runners’, were also detained under the special operation carried out by the Wilayah Dua Marine Police Force and Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department...