July 2, 2013
PETALING JAYA: A former drug pusher claimed he paid
between RM30,000 and RM50,000 a month to the police in Negeri Sembilan and
Malacca for information on police stakeouts.
“If I receive information that the
police are going to hold a stakeout, I would put the (drug) business on hold
and go into hiding until they tell me it is safe again,” he claimed.
The former
drug pusher said this in an interview with FMT in the presence of anti-crime
watchdog MyWatch chairman R Sri Sanjeevan in a secret location recently.
He
refused to be identified or shown in a video interview for fear of
repercussion. He claimed he had been in the drug syndicate for about three
years, pushing drugs with the help of the police.
He was arrested and jailed
two years under the Drugs Prevention Act in 2005.
“I have not been in the
business ever since I got out. It is time to turn over a new leaf and I am now
running my own business,” he said.
“But I often receive phone calls from top
cops I used to work with, asking me to start pushing drugs again. They say
there are new ways to evade the law and they will ensure my safety this time
around,” he added.
Other than paying a lump sum each month, he claimed that the
police would call him daily requesting for cash ranging in the thousands.
“Everytime they need money, they will call me. I’ve even paid for family
holidays for top cops and given ‘ang-pau’ for every festive season,” he said.
“On occasions, I would treat them at nightclubs and discotheques. They would
also requests for the latest mobile phones and apparel. I have no choice but to
comply as I need to keep the syndicate in business,” he added.
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