Kuala Lumpur: Are some foreign employees turning into dadah traffickers? The police raid on Friday where five Myanmar nationals were arrested in an apartment block off Jalan Tun Razak, seems to suggest this.

The police party, led by Dang Wangi Narcotics Department chief Assistant Superintendent Tan Hui Teck, seized about 100 packets of heroin and an undisclosed amount of codeine mixture.

The five men, aged between 25 and 38, appear to have been involved in dadah activities for some time now.

City Narcotics Department chief Assistant Commissioner Othman Harun said investigations would ascertain how widespread their activities were.

“The perception has been that illegal immigrants were involved in dadah- related activities,” Othman said.

Initial investigations reveal the contraband was purchased from locals, repacked and sold for domestic consumption.

Over the past eight months, more than 70 Myanmar nationals, including a number of women, have been detained for dadah-related activities.

Besides the five arrested on Friday, five more were detained for trafficking and several more have been caught for pushing drugs.

Othman said besides Myanmar nationals, Indonesians (including those from Acheh) topped the list of foreigners involved in dadah trafficking-cum-distribution activities.

The string of seizures linked to the Achenese mainly involved ganja.

Since early this year, more than 135 Indonesians have been arrested for dadah activities.

Besides Indonesian and Myanmar nationals, other foreigners held for dadah activities in the city since January included Chinese (10), Nepalese (14), Vietnamese (nine) and Thais (seven).