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TAWAU: Police have dismantled an international drug smuggling syndicate linking Port Klang with Sabah and Sarawak following seizures worth nearly RM19 million, including more than 323kg of drugs, in two separate operations.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the syndicate was found using used vehicles to conceal drugs before transporting them to Sabah via RoRo and container shipping services through sea routes.

He said the first raid under Op Hymenoptera on April 21 at Batu 15 Jalan Apas led to the arrest of two local men aged 36 and 52, and the seizure of about 130.60kg of suspected syabu from two Toyota Harrier vehicles.

A second raid at Bandar Sri Indah, Batu 10 Jalan Apas, on May 1 resulted in the seizure of about 90.41kg of suspected syabu, 488 cartridges believed to contain nearly one litre of fentanyl liquid, and more than 102kg of suspected syabu from a Toyota Camry.

Hussein said four suspects arrested in operations conducted in Tawau and Miri are being prosecuted under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, while police are continuing efforts to trace other syndicate members, including suspects believed to have fled overseas.