Sarawak authorities seize over 80kg of meth disguised as cat litter

Sarawak customs officials have intercepted over 80 kilograms of methamphetamine disguised as cat litter, valued at around RM4 million, according to Norizan Yahya, the director of the Sarawak customs department. The drugs were discovered after 12 days of surveillance on parcels that were declared to contain tofu cat litter. The monitoring commenced on August 28 following intelligence received by the authorities.

No one claimed the parcels during the 12-day period. Upon inspection, authorities found compacted lumps resembling methamphetamine. Further investigation revealed that a syndicate had employed commercial courier services to smuggle the drugs into Bintulu. The parcels were falsely declared as cat litter, with false recipient details provided to evade detection.

Norizan Yahya stated that the case falls under Section 39B(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which prescribes penalties including the death penalty or imprisonment ranging from 30 to 40 years, with a minimum of 12 strokes of the rotan.