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Wednesday November 24, 2010
Firemen uncover mini drug lab
By TAN SIN CHOW
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GEORGE TOWN: A fire and rescue team which was called in to put out a fire at a single-storey house made a shocking discovery – the place turned out to be a mini drug laboratory. Policemen recovered an undisclosed amount of syabu believed to be worth at least RM1mil in the house at Jalan Matang Kucing here. Also seized from the premises were a four-wheel drive, cooking utensils and an assortment of chemicals.
Shocking find:Policemen going through the utensils and chemicals used for processing drugs at the house in Jalan Matang Kucing Tuesday.
State Narcotics Department chief Supt R.S.S. Batumalai, who confirmed the incident, said the drug cache was uncovered after a fire broke out at the house at about 7.45am yesterday. He said a neighbour who saw thick smoke billowing from the house immediately alerted a fire station.
Paya Terubong Fire and Rescue Department operations officer Mohd Zurisan Mohd Yusof said a distress call was received at about 8.12am. “We were shocked when we came upon the mini lab. Nobody was at home,” he said. It was learnt that police are now looking for two suspects who had been renting the place.
A neighbour, who declined to be named, said she heard a commotion from the house about two hours before the fire broke out. She said two men always came home at odd hours, driving luxury cars. they seldom mingled with the neighbours. It is believed the suspects had kept a large amount of cash and drugs under a bedsheet.
