By DayakDaily Team
SIBU, June 25: The Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (June 24) released a 44-year-old woman who was previously detained alongside her husband for allegedly being the masterminds behind a drug trafficking syndicate that has been operating in Sibu since 2015.
According to a TVS news report quoting Suara Sarawak, the release order was issued by Magistrate Oon Kork Chern following a request from the case’s investigating officer, Inspector Aminur Rizwan Saiful Bahari.
The woman, represented by lawyer Darren Ling, had been remanded for four days since June 20.
Meanwhile, her 52-year-old husband remained under a seven-day remand and is expected to be brought back to court tomorrow (June 26) for further investigation.
The couple was arrested following a large-scale operation conducted by the Sibu Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) on June 12 and 13, targeting locations around the Jalan Pedada Commercial Centre and Lorong Permai Jaya.
The raids led to the seizure of various types of drugs valued at RM532,934.40, including 7.086 kilogrammes of syabu, 2.078 kilogrammes of ketamine, and 2.022 kilogrammes of Erimin 5 pills.
Also confiscated were RM5.15 million in cash, four gold bars, two gold necklaces, two Rolex watches, and three luxury vehicles, bringing the total estimated value of the haul to RM8.53 million.
Preliminary investigations suggested that the syndicate has been active in the Sibu area for nearly a decade, with the couple identified as key figures behind its operations. — DayakDaily
