417 Held in Drug-Linked Raid on Jalan Sultan Ismail Outlet

Drug-Linked Raid – A total of 417 people were rounded up in a Jalan Sultan Ismail raid in the early hours of Sunday (Nov 1), after Kuala Lumpur police swooped on an unlicensed entertainment centre believed to be a hub for drug activities, Bernama reported.

Those detained included guards, workers and patrons of the premises, among them four Bangladeshi nationals, according to Dang Wangi district police chief ACP Ahmad Azwan Amin Nordin.

Jalan Sultan Ismail raid at 2.30am

In a statement issued on Sunday, Ahmad Azwan said the operation began at about 2.30am. He said police moved in after receiving information that the outlet was linked to drug abuse.

Everyone picked up at the premises was taken to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters for documentation and urine screening.

Police did not say in the statement how many of those detained tested positive for drugs, and no charges have been announced.

Eight held in drug-linked raid

In a separate operation about half an hour earlier, at around 2am on Sunday, police raided another unlicensed entertainment outlet on Jalan Tun Razak and arrested eight men.

Wangsa Maju district police chief ACP Annas Sulaiman said the raid, carried out under Op Noda, involved officers from Bukit Aman’s Anti-Vice, Gambling and Secret Societies Division (D7) and the Wangsa Maju district Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department.

The men, aged between 21 and 40, included six foreigners. Two were from Bangladesh and two from Myanmar, all four allegedly without valid travel documents, while the other two were Chinese nationals.

Police seized two Pioneer DJ multi-players, microphones, speakers, amplifiers, four bottles of assorted liquor and business sales receipts, with a total estimated value of more than RM2,100.

Laws used in the investigation

According to Bernama, the Jalan Tun Razak case is being investigated under Section 4(1) of the Federal Territory Entertainment Act, Sections 6(1)(c) and 39(b) of the Immigration Act 1959/63, Regulation 25 of the National Registration Regulations 1990 and Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing public servants.

All eight suspects and the seized items were taken to the Wangsa Maju district police headquarters for further action. Investigations into both raids are continuing.

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