Selangor Police Uncover RM16.2 Million Drug Ring Operating At Unregistered House Of Worship

SHAH ALAM, Oct 23 – Selangor police dismantled a major drug trafficking ring operating out of an unregistered house of worship in Klang during a series of coordinated raids across the state between October 13 and October 19, 2026.

Selangor Police Chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar confirmed that a local man working part-time as an assistant at the temple was detained to facilitate ongoing investigations.

During the Klang raid, narcotics officers discovered 20.6 kilogrammes (kg) of heroin hidden inside a storage room. Further checks revealed that the house of worship was unregistered, with the land legally gazetted as a site for sewerage infrastructure.

Police do not rule out the possibility that the religious premises were deliberately used as a covert storage and distribution hub to evade detection.

Statewide Raids, Seizure Breakdown, and Domestic Helper Abuse Investigation

Key details on the narcotics busts, suspect profiles, total contraband values, and an unrelated criminal investigation include:

• Subsequent Statewide Raids: Additional tactical operations conducted in Rawang and at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) led to the arrest of seven individuals—comprising two local men, one local woman, three foreign men, and one foreign woman.
• Suspect Demographics: The arrested suspects are aged between 19 and 48. Background checks showed none had prior criminal records, except for one local man who possessed seven previous offences.
• Total Narcotics Seized: Across all raids, police confiscated 20.6 kg of heroin, 81.3 kg of cannabis buds, 37 kg of ganja, 25.4 kg of ketamine, 3,510 cartridges and one bottle of ketamine, and 84 bottles of liquid ecstasy.
• Total Contraband Value & Assets Assetized: The total market value of the seized drugs is estimated at RM16.2 million. Police also seized two motorcars, a motorcycle, and mixed local and foreign currencies totaling RM54,835.
• Statutory Investigation: The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the death penalty or mandatory life imprisonment upon conviction.
• Foreign Helper Abuse Case: In a separate police briefing, Shazeli revealed that suspected theft and property damage are believed to be the motive behind the severe abuse of a foreign domestic helper who suffered burn injuries across her body. Five individuals, including three women, have been remanded for four days to assist investigations.

–NMT