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Penang police have pinpointed five high-crime areas for an ambitious 2026 initiative combining law enforcement, government services, local government and community action to improve safety and environmental conditions.
Police in Penang have disrupted a drug trafficking operation following coordinated raids in Bukit Mertajam, resulting in three arrests and the seizure of narcotics alongside two smoke hand grenades.
Penang police have dismantled a significant drug operation following a Sunday raid in Teluk Air Tawar, confiscating 3.1 kilograms of MDMA with an estimated street value of RM470,000 and apprehending one individual.
Bukit Mertajam MP Steven Sim has demanded a thorough probe into a human trafficking network dismantled in Berapit, with a Taiwanese man arrested and 29 undocumented migrants detained following a police raid.
Penang police are ramping up enforcement operations targeting illegal betting networks as the FIFA World Cup approaches its knockout stages. Authorities have already arrested 31 individuals across the state in their ongoing crackdown.