5 rakyat Malaysia ditahan di Jepun seludup 5kg kokain dalam kasut
Semua suspek termasuk seorang wanita dilaporkan menaiki penerbangan dari KLIA sebelum ditahan di Lapangan Terbang Haneda di Tokyo.
Five Malaysian nationals, including a woman, were arrested at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in Japan for allegedly attempting to smuggle around 5kg of cocaine hidden in their shoes, according to preliminary reports from Japanese news agencies. The suspects boarded a flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before their arrest in Japan on Saturday.
The operation was uncovered when customs officials suspected a suspect due to the unusually bulky appearance of their shoes. Further investigation revealed cocaine concealed under the insoles of two suspects' shoes, with the remaining three individuals believed to have been involved in the smuggling operation as well. Each suspect reportedly concealed approximately 1kg of cocaine, with 500 grams hidden under each shoe's insole.
All the cocaine found was estimated to be worth 120 million yen (RM3.1 million). One of the five male suspects, aged 24, claimed he had been offered a sum of RM8,000 via the Telegram messaging app to carry the cocaine. He was also provided with a pair of shoes to use for hiding the cocaine. When questioned, four male suspects admitted to carrying the cocaine, while the 25-year-old female suspect denied knowing the contents of the package she was smuggling.
Tokyo police are now investigating the possibility that all the suspects were recruited by a crime syndicate based in Malaysia to carry out international drug smuggling activities.
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