Drugs & Narcotics news in Malaysia
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Delivery rider arrested in Temerloh with drugs, imitation pistol
Police in Temerloh arrested a 29-year-old delivery rider after finding an imitation pistol and drugs worth about RM1,000 in his car at Paya Keladan on Sept 12. The man, from Bera, tested positive for drugs and has been remanded until Sept 15 under the Dangerous Drugs Act and Arms Act.
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Malaysian woman held in Hong Kong over 8kg cannabis
A 33-year-old Malaysian woman was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport after about eight kilograms of cannabis worth HK$1.6 million was found in her checked baggage. She had arrived from Bangkok and is being investigated under Hong Kong's Dangerous Drugs Ordinance.
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PPIM and Caprice urge lawsuit against social media platforms over drug vape sales
Malaysian consumer group PPIM and social media activist Caprice are urging that social media platforms be sued for facilitating online sales of drug-laced vapes known as 'piu-piu' to minors. They cited a lawsuit by 29 US states against Meta and demanded platforms use AI algorithms to block such sales. Police recorded 402 drug vape cases in the first four months of 2026.
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Two held in Membakut over alleged CCTV tampering
Police detained two men in Kampung Lumantak, Membakut over allegedly damaging a house CCTV camera, believed to stem from a privacy and inheritance dispute. Separately, a man was arrested by the roadside near the Public Works Department housing area in Beaufort after 5.18 grammes of suspected syabu were found.
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Facebook tip leads to arrest of five suspected drug dealers in Bongawan
Sabah police arrested five men suspected of drug dealing in Kampung Silat, Bongawan, after a public complaint via the official Sabah Narcotics Crime Investigation Department Facebook page. The Op Gempur Khas raid on September 10 seized 87.22 grams of syabu worth about RM5,000, two air rifles and a pistol-like object.
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Fibreglass boat carrying over 600 vape pods; man abandons cargo and flees
At 5pm on September 5, a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency patrol boat spotted a suspicious fibreglass boat in Senggarang waters. The suspect fled, leaving behind a black bag hidden among rocks on the shore containing over 600 vape pods suspected to contain 'piao piao' drugs, worth about RM160,000. The case is being investigated under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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MMEA seizes RM160,000 in drug-laced vape cartridges after suspect flees off Senggarang
More than 600 vape cartridges containing liquid suspected to be the synthetic cannabinoid known as "Piu Piu", worth an estimated RM160,000, were seized along the shore in Senggarang, Batu Pahat, Johor. The suspect fled in a fibre boat when he spotted a Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency patrol boat on Sept 5. Samples of the liquid have been sent for laboratory analysis.
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Three charged in Tawau with trafficking over 12kg of drugs
Three people, including a suspected drug runner and a mother of four, were charged in the Magistrate's Courts in Tawau on Friday with trafficking more than 12kg of drugs last month. The offences are alleged to have taken place at locations in Kampung Titingan, Jalan Abaca and Kampung Wakuba Gading, all along Jalan Apas. No plea was recorded and the cases were fixed for mention in October pending chemical and pathology reports.
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Two men held with syabu at a house in Kampung Mata Kundasang, Ranau
Ranau police arrested two local men, aged 26 and 38, at an unnumbered house in Kampung Mata Kundasang at about 1am on Sept 12 and seized 5.12g of suspected syabu. The case is being probed under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and a four-day remand has been sought for one suspect.
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Police freeze seven accounts worth RM500,000 in RM45m drug case
Police froze seven bank accounts worth about RM500,000 after detaining another pilot suspected of acting as a middleman in a RM45 million drug seizure at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. Narcotics CID director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said total seizures including vehicles and jewellery reached RM1.2 million across seven arrests under the 1985 Special Preventive Measures.
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Police freeze accounts of second pilot held in RM45m drug case
Police have frozen the bank accounts and financial assets of another pilot detained over a RM45 million drug seizure at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia last July. The second pilot is suspected of acting as a middleman between a Malaysia Airlines pilot and a drug syndicate, and is being held for 60 days under the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985. His arrest in the Klang Valley on 7 September brings the number of people detained in Malaysia over the case to seven.
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Two men held after 50km chase; syabu found in car near Kota Tinggi
Two men aged 33 and 44 were arrested after their Proton Wira was intercepted at Kilometre 31.5 of the Johor Bahru-Mersing road in Kota Tinggi early this morning. They had fled a police stop at Jalan Tun Sri Lanang, leading to a 50km chase that ended near the Taman Sri Saujana traffic lights. A search found syabu and both tested positive for methamphetamine; both have prior narcotics records and are remanded until 15 September.
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Police: Malaysia's location makes it a drug transit hub
Bukit Aman narcotics chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan says Malaysia's proximity to the Golden Triangle and its road, air and sea links let syndicates use the country as a drug transit and processing hub. He was commenting on the recent bust of a drug lab in Puncak Alam with RM2.4 billion in seizures, and on Malaysians arrested with drugs at airports abroad.
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PDRM will shoot armed drug cartel members, says JSJN director
Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said PDRM will continue aggressive action against drug cartels, including shooting armed and violent syndicate members. He cited a recent case in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, and said the country's drug crime situation remains under control.
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Police seize RM785,263.50 in liquor, arrest eight in Beaufort smuggling bust
Police in Beaufort, Sabah busted a liquor smuggling syndicate, seizing 650 cartons of liquor worth RM785,263.50 and arresting eight people. Three lorries were also seized in the operation, which involved the Bukit Aman Wildlife Crime/Intelligence Special Investigation Bureau and the Beaufort Criminal Investigation Division. The syndicate is believed to have used river channels around Menumbok and Kuala Penyu to evade authorities.
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Police bust RM2.4 billion drug lab in Selangor, five held
Police raided an industrial premises in Selangor and shut down a large-scale MDMA processing laboratory, seizing over 13 tonnes of drugs worth an estimated RM2.4 billion. Five suspects aged 29 to 43 were arrested in six raids across Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, and the syndicate is believed to have sourced precursor chemicals and machinery from China. The week's other major crimes include the shooting of a suspected syndicate mastermind in Seremban, a Malaysian woman detained in India with 15kg of ganja, and five people remanded over an abduction in Nibong Tebal, Penang.
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Police hunt 4-5 more suspects in RM2.4 billion Puncak Alam drug lab syndicate
Police are hunting four to five more members of a syndicate linked to a large-scale drug processing lab in Puncak Alam, Selangor, with some believed to have fled abroad. The lab was uncovered in Op Eumenes on Aug 15, leading to the seizure of over 13 tonnes of MDMA worth an estimated RM2.4 billion in raids around Selangor and Kuala Lumpur.
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Two Malaysians jailed 9 years in Taiwan for smuggling heroin in body
Two Malaysian men who hid 26 packets of heroin in their bodies were arrested at Kaohsiung International Airport in Taiwan after flying from Cambodia via Hong Kong. A Kaohsiung court sentenced each to nine years in prison, with deportation after serving their terms.
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Syabu makes up 70pc of drugs smuggled in via Thai border, says narcotics chief
Narcotics CID director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said about 70 per cent of drugs smuggled into Malaysia through the Thai border is syabu, followed by cannabis. He said Malaysia is a transit point and a target for syndicates wanting to set up processing hubs, with precursor chemicals brought in from countries such as China. Police will keep monitoring and shutting down drug labs.
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Rundi: Drugs and online gambling threaten rural families
Sarawak's Minister of Food Industry, Commodity and Regional Development, Dato Sri Dr Stephen Rundi Utom, warned that drug abuse and online gambling are seriously affecting families in rural areas. He said pills are being sold to longhouse residents and online gambling is trapping people in debt. He spoke at a cheque presentation ceremony for the Kemena state constituency at the Bintulu Agriculture Department office on Thursday.
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Bukit Aman: Drug lab intelligence takes months to avoid premature raids
Bukit Aman's narcotics chief Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said intelligence work to uncover illegal drug labs can take months or up to a year to map the whole syndicate before raids are carried out. He said acting too early only nets one or two people without finding the actual lab. He was commenting on an operation in Puncak Alam, Selangor, that uncovered a drug lab and seized drugs worth an estimated RM2.4 billion, in which a suspect was shot dead.
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Kuching police arrest 14, seize RM1,720 in drugs under Op Tapis Khas
Kuching district police arrested 14 people during a three-day Op Tapis Khas operation from 7 September. Seizures included 1.09 grams of methamphetamine and 569 grams of ganja worth about RM1,720. The cases are being investigated under Sections 39B, 12(2) and 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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Perak woman held in New Delhi with 15kg cannabis in luggage
A 22-year-old Malaysian woman from Perak was arrested at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on Sept 4 after Delhi Customs found 15kg of cannabis hidden in 30 packages in her trolley bag. Bukit Aman's narcotics director said she had flown from KLIA on Batik Air flight OD205 and is being held by Delhi Customs pending trial under India's narcotics law. She has a prior drug-related record under Section 15 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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Selangor police seize RM31.53m in drugs, arrest 14
Selangor police broke up six drug syndicates in seven raids across KLIA, Segambut, Kajang and Sepang between 19 and 26 August. The RM31.53 million haul included 135.4 kg of cannabis buds and 117.54 kg of MDMA, with 14 people arrested.