Police also seized an assortment of drugs worth RM6.2 million, believed to have been meant for the Singaporean and Indonesian markets, during anti-drug raids conducted since Monday in Perling, Larkin and Bandar Dato Onn.

The drugs comprised five kilogrammes of cocaine, liquid syabu (107.4 litres), syabu (5.4kg), ecstasy (1.4kg) and ephedrine (9.1kg). Also seized were drug-making utensils and paraphernalia.

Bukit Aman Narcotics CID director Mohd Mokhtar Mohd Shariff said 12 people, believed to be part of the syndicate, were detained to facilitate investigations into the international drug distribution.

He said the suspects aged between 21 and 58 were a Singaporean man, four Chinese women, a Vietnamese man and woman, and five Malaysian men including the syndicate’s chemist.

“Preliminary investigations have revealed that the syndicate members processed various drugs, including syabu, ketamin and cocaine that were believed to have been distributed to Indonesia and Singapore,” he told a press conference at the Johor police headquarters here today.

Also seized during the raids were various currencies worth about RM57,000, seven vehicles, seven watches and an assortment of jewellery totalling RM620,000.

Mohd Mokhtar said the Singaporean was in possession of another person’s passport, and that police have requested the immigration department to help determine the validity of the travel document.

All the foreigners had entered the country with social visit passes, he said.

The Malaysian suspects will be held under remand until July 17, while the foreign suspects will be remanded for two weeks.