Couple arrested, ganja worth RM110,000 seized

Police detained a couple running a food stall in Kampung Baru, here, on suspicion of distributing and having drugs worth RM110,000.

They were detained during a police raid at the stall at 4.30pm yesterday while ganja weighing 670 grammes were seized, Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Mohmad Salleh told a media conference, here, today.

According to Mohmad Salleh, about an hour after the raid at the stall, police raided a store located about 200 metres behind the house of the couple and seized 40 slabs believed to be ganja which was wrapped.

"The couple were believed to have been carrying out the activity for several years now," he said adding that police also detained three local men who were believed to be there to buy drugs.

"All the suspects detained were between 32 and 53 years. Urine tests revealed that they were positive for ganja," he said.