Police trace drug ring that recruited five Malaysians held in Jakarta
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are tracing a drug trafficking syndicate in the country believed to have recruited five Malaysians as drug mules before they were detained by Indonesian authorities in Jakarta last Friday.
KUALA LUMPUR—Police are investigating a drug smuggling ring that allegedly lured five Malaysians into acting as mules before they were arrested in Jakarta on September 25. Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan disclosed that four men and a woman, aged between 21 and 30, were apprehended at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.
They were suspected of attempting to transport five kilogrammes of synthetic etomidate drugs concealed within the insoles of their shoes, according to an inspection prompted by Indonesian Customs and Excise officers' suspicions. The suspects, three from Sarawak and two from Pahang, had varying criminal histories, with one individual having three prior drug-related convictions.
Hussein noted that etomidate smuggling has emerged as a novel trend for authorities to monitor. Following the arrests, Indonesian authorities uncovered a clandestine laboratory within an apartment in North Jakarta, where they found equipment used to produce drug-infused vape liquid.
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