Customs foil attempt to smuggle drugs worth RM20mil to Europe

Customs foil attempt to smuggle drugs worth RM20mil to Europe

The drugs were believed to have been brought in from a Southeast Asian country and transiting through Malaysia, says customs official.

Customs central region acting assistant director-general Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman (centre) and his officers with the ganja seized from a consignment at the air cargo terminal in KLIA last month. (Bernama pic)
SEPANG:
The customs department foiled an attempt to smuggle 210kg of ganja worth RM20.57 million at the KLIA free trade zone last month.

Customs central region acting assistant director-general Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman said the drugs were seized following an inspection of a consignment at one of the air cargo terminal operators in the area.

“The syndicate’s modus operandi was to conceal the drugs inside packages of snack products and pet food to avoid detection by the authorities.

“They were believed to have been brought in from a Southeast Asian country, transiting through Malaysia before being sent to a final destination in Europe,” he told a press conference here today.

Ahmad Taufik said no arrests have been made, and the case is being investigated under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

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