A Nigerian
student has been arrested by Malaysian security operatives after illicit drugs
were discovered in his home during a raid.
The police
also picked up seven other Nigerian men and one Ugandan woman, aged between 25
and 42, for drug related offences in Petaling Jaya and Sungai Besi areas of the
nation.
The
Malaysian Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group according to a report
published by the Malaysian National News Agency, BERNAMA, said the operatives
cracked ‘a Nigerian drug trafficking syndicate,’ after a raid was conducted on
Monday.
A statement
by the deputy director of the Narcotic Department, Datuk Chiang, said the
Nigerian, 36, a Business Studies student in a private college was arrested
following a tip-off by the Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA of the United
States.
“In the
raid, police found about 24.5kg of what is believed to be ‘ganja’ in two bags
with the estimated value of RM100, 000 (Malaysian Ringgit),’’ Mr. Chiang said
in a press conference on Thursday.
“Initial
investigation revealed that the syndicate had been active over the past six
months and had obtained the supply from a neighbouring country.”
He said all
the suspects were tested negative for drugs.
Some
Nigerians have been sentenced to death by Malaysian authorities in drug related
verdicts in recent years despite feeble attempts by the Nigerian government to
mediate.
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