Two checked-baggage drug smuggling attempts were stopped at Kuching International Airport, with Customs seizing drugs worth about RM1.32 million.
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Sarawak Customs said its Narcotics Branch carried out the operation on July 9 after two Malaysian men arrived on a domestic flight from Johor Bahru.
Location: Kuching International Airport
Details:
In the first case, officers detained a man around 9.10pm after he allegedly removed a baggage tag from his suitcase near the arrival hall.
Officers found 13 Chinese tea packets believed to contain about 13.2kg of methamphetamine, worth around RM660,000.
A second man from the same flight was later arrested using a similar method.
The second seizure involved about 13.178kg of methamphetamine and 83 Eramin 5 tablets, worth about RM660,560.
The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Source: DayakDaily
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