Customs foils attempts to smuggle RM2.2mil in drugs
In the first case, 44.78kg of ketamine was found in three parcels at a courier company's mail centre in Sepang on Aug 13.
In two separate operations in August and September, the Selangor customs department successfully prevented the smuggling of drugs worth over RM2.24 million. The seizures were made under Operations Mekong Dragon VII and Shieldgate, according to Selangor customs director Noraidah Ishak. The combined weight of the drugs was 44.78kg, consisting of ketamine and cannabis buds.
The first operation took place on August 13 at a courier company's mail centre in Sepang, where customs officials discovered 44.5kg of ketamine concealed within parcels. The drugs, declared as plastic wrap, fabric, stethoscopes, and air filters, were reportedly imported from a European country and addressed to a location in Sepang.
In the second operation on October 13, customs officers pursued an unregistered motorcycle in Jeli, Kelantan, which eventually led to the suspect abandoning a package containing 0.28kg of suspected cannabis buds. The value of these drugs was estimated at RM22,880.
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