Police arrested 34 gangsters in an operation recently, inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said.

He said they also seized firearms, among them six pistols, a rifle and ammunition, in the 'Op Cantas Khas' operation.

Ten kilogrammes of drugs were also seized in the operation, Khalid said in a post on his official Twitter account today.

The operation was conducted by the Special Task Force on Organised Crime, Special Task Force for Anti-Vice, Gambling and Gangsterism and Special Tactics and Intelligence Narcotics Group (Sting), he said.

Khalid conveyed his congratulations to the teams on their success.

In another development, Khalid said police had also seized 120kg of ganja with the arrest of two individuals at Sungai Petani (North) toll plaza in Kedah recently.

"Congratulations STING @PDRMsia! In a bid to combat drugs, managed to arrest two people at Sungai Petani (North) toll plaza, seized 120kg of ganja.#GoPDRMGo," he tweeted today.

- Bernama