Bukit Aman narcotics crime investigation department director Khaw Kok Chin said the seizure of 652.4kg of yaba pills and 2.6kg of heroin was the biggest by his department this year.

He said the 32-year-old jobless man, who was arrested at a house in Salor, Pasir Mas, on Monday, had been a runner for the syndicate since June.

“Investigations found that the suspect was paid RM100 for every pack (of drugs) delivered to the drug syndicate’s members,” he told reporters at the Kelantan police headquarters here today.

Khaw said the syndicate rented buildings to store the drugs before distributing them to the local market on the east coast.