Police have arrested seven foreigners and seized drugs believed to be MDMA and ketamine worth an estimated RM1.08 million in raids on two premises in Bukit Tengah, Penang.
Seberang Perai Tengah police chief Nik Aminuddin Raja Abdullah said the district narcotics criminal investigation division carried out the raids at about 12.50am on Sunday.
The suspects, six men and a woman aged between 25 and 38, have no previous drug-related or other criminal records, he said. Two of them tested positive for methamphetamine.
All seven have been remanded for seven days. The case is being investigated under Sections 39B, 12(3) and 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for drug trafficking, possession and consumption.