Police bust two-month-old mini meth lab

KUALA LUMPUR: City police busted a two-month old mini meth lab that was operating in an apartment in Cheras on Friday.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Commissioner Datuk Amar Singh said based on a public tip-off, police raided the apartment at about 7pm and recovered firearms.
"During the raid, we arrested a 49-year-old local whom we believe was part of the syndicate operating the mini lab.
"1.3kg of Meth oil, chemicals, four semi-automatic pistols and a revolver gun together with 188 (.9mm) and 80 (.45mm) bullets were seized in the apartment," he told reporters at the KL police headquarters here today.
Preliminary investigations also revealed the syndicate were in the midst of producing meth drugs meant for local consumption and distribution.
"We will send the gun and pistols for a ballistic test to check whether the syndicate or the firearms were used for any shooting in the country.
"We are also in the midst of locating the rest of the syndicate members," he added.
The seized drugs were estimated to be worth RM90,000, said Amar.
"Besides drugs and firearms, police also found cash worth RM65,000 in the raid. We noticed a lot of RM1 and RM10 notes were seized. That shows the syndicate just started to operate," he added.
The suspect has been remanded until May 25 under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 8 of the Firearms Act 1960.