KUCHING, Oct 23: Police have arrested two women and seized 724 cartridges suspected to contain cannabis liquid worth an estimated RM347,520 in an anti-drug operation at a residence in Jalan Wan Alwi here on Oct 20.

Kuching District Police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the suspects, a 29-year-old local woman and a 25-year-old foreign national, were arrested by the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division of the Kuching District Police Headquarters (IPD Kuching).

Police also seized RM5,087 in cash and SGD67, believed to be proceeds from drug trafficking activities.

Alexson said the syndicate was believed to have been active since August this year, using digital communication applications to communicate with buyers before delivering drug supplies to various locations around Kuching.