5 rakyat Malaysia ditahan di Jepun seludup 5kg kokain dalam kasut

Five Malaysian nationals, including a woman, were arrested at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, Japan, after authorities found approximately 5kg of cocaine concealed in their shoes. According to a report by Berita Harian, quoting Japanese news sources, all suspects boarded a flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before being detained upon arrival in Japan on Saturday.

The operation was uncovered when customs officials interrogated one suspect due to unusually bulky shoes. Further inspection revealed the drugs hidden in the zippers of two suspects' shoes, followed by the arrest of three more individuals believed to have accomplices. Each suspect reportedly concealed around 1kg of cocaine, with 500 grams hidden in each shoe's zipper.

All the cocaine was estimated to be worth 120 million yen (RM3.1 million). One of the five male suspects, aged 24, claimed he received an offer to carry the drugs for payment of RM8,000 on the Telegram app and was also given a pair of shoes to use for hiding the drugs. When questioned, four male suspects admitted to carrying the drugs, while the 25-year-old female suspect denied knowing the contents of the package she was carrying.

Tokyo police are now investigating whether all suspects were recruited by a syndicate operating from Malaysia to carry out international drug smuggling activities.