All four suspects are believed to have been duped into becoming drug mules.

AKPS director-general Shuhaily Zain said the suspects – two men and two women in their 20s from Johor – were detained after one of the couples’ bags was re-scanned by the airline when they were denied boarding.

“Initial investigations showed that all four suspects admitted to accepting job offers via TikTok to transport ‘goods’ while travelling, with promised payments of between RM8,000 and RM11,000,” he said.

“They are all still young. One is self-employed, another works as an e-hailing driver and one is in the oil and gas sector,” Bernama reported him as saying today.

Shuhaily said the case has been handed over to the customs department’s narcotics division for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for drug trafficking.

He also urged the public to remain vigilant and avoid dubious online job offers, particularly those involving overseas travel or dealings with unknown individuals.