Malaysia Crime Watch

20 March 2008
Johor Baru

Three drug trafficking syndicates distributing syabu, heroin, and ketamine for the local market have been busted by police in raids across several areas here. Several suspects, including a Singaporean, were arrested and RM33,500 worth of drugs were seized.

On 13 March 2008 at 4:30pm, a police team raided a house in Taman Sentosa and arrested a 52-year-old Singapore and seized 98g of heroin.

Officers from the state narcotics unit then raided a house in Kampung Kangkar Tebrau on Monday at 11:15am and seized 71g of heroin. A 31-year-old man was arrested there.

In Taman Mount Austin at 12:30pm, the same team then raided a a drug-distributing centre and arrested two men and a woman aged between 36 and 39 years. They seized 65g of heroin, 80g of syabu, 80g of ketamine and 16 Ecstasy pills there.

Finally, police arrested seven more men and seized 6g of syabu and 15.6g of heroin in Taman Seri Mersing. It is believed that this last group of suspects were not part of any syndicate.

Police said the suspects arrested were being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 152 for trafficking.

The Star Online – Three drug rings busted
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/20/nation/20701272&sec=nation>

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20 March 2008
Kuala Lumpur

A 35-year-old hairdresser and a 47-year-old taxi driver and two others were caught producing fake government documents for foreign workers in their Sri Suajaya apartment in Kg Bandar Dalam, Sentul. The syndicate, which was operating for over a year, was busted when police raided the premises last Friday.

Police seized 57 foreign worker registration cards, 20 temporary work permits, 14 multiple entry visas and 16 Indonesian passports, all believed to be fake. A computer, three printers, two Malaysian and Indonesian Immigration Department rubber stamps and three MyKads without microchips were also taken.

It is believed that the first two suspects would meet their customers during their work while the other two acted as runners. A passport would typically cost RM100.

Police are investigating if the syndicate has other similar operations in the Klang Valley.

The Star Online – Forging govt documents for illegal workers
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/19/nation/20080319121446&sec=nation>

The Star Online – Salon offering haircut and more busted
<URL:http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/20/nation/20686885&sec=nation>

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19 March 2008
Shah Alam

Kuala Lumpur Hospital forensic consultant pathologist Dr Nurliza Abdullah told the High Court during the murder trial of Altantuya Shaariibuu yesterday that the bone fragments found at the crime scene were inadequate to determine the deceased’s ethnicity.

She said that although the easiest way to determine the ethnicity of a dead person is by examining bones from the skull, the fragments from the occipital, parietal and temporal areas found in this case represented only 10% of the skull. Earlier, Dr Nurliza told the court that she started her analysis on the bone fragments on 10 November 2006, spending three days to clean and categorize them.

The 43-year-old pathologist did manage to determine that the deceased was aged between 24 and 35 years, female and about 164cm tall, based on analysis and reconstruction of skeletal and hip bone fragments. She also noted that the skull had fine radiating fracture lines which could only be caused by a strong impact. Other bone fragments showed linear or fine line fractures, possibly caused by moderate impact.

The hearing continues today.

The Star Online – Not enough bones to determine ethnicity
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/3/19/courts/20691362&sec=courts>

New Straits Times – Altantuya Murder Trial: ‘Only 10 per cent of skull recovered’
<URL:http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Wednesday/National/2190530/Article/index_html>

MCW – Altantuya Murder Trial: Bone Fragments Scattered by Explosion
<URL:http://malaysiacrimewatch.lokety.com/altantuya-murder-trial-bone-fragments-scattered-by-explosion/>

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