SUNGAI BULOH, Oct 21 — Three civil servants were among 27 men detained in a raid on a premises believed to be involved in the sale and processing of ketum leaves and water here today.
National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) deputy director-general (Operations) Zainudin Abdullah said that all the individuals, aged between 19 and 61, were detained in an operation that began at 6am before being taken to the Petaling District AADK Office for documentation.
He said the premises operated daily from noon to midnight and received between 30 and 50 customers a day.
“The value of ketum sold in that location was estimated to be between RM1,000 and RM1,500 per day, with ketum water sold in a small plastic pack for RM10 and in a 1.5-litre bottle for RM20.
