Financially vulnerable Malaysians targeted for recruitment as drug mules, police say
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — Individuals with financial difficulties, especially those from Sarawak and Pahang, have been...
Individuals in Malaysia, particularly from Sarawak and Pahang, are being sought out by drug smuggling networks for exploitation as drug mules, according to police. The offending syndicate's operations were thwarted after the apprehension of four individuals, comprising three local recruiters and a foreign mastermind with a Hong Kong passport, who supplied the narcotics.
The suspects were apprehended in Brickfields, and among the seized items were two pairs of shoes, 450 grams of cocaine, and intended recipients for drug mules. This syndicate has a track record of recruiting Malaysians in Indonesia and Japan, with five drug mules arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta and Tokyo's Haneda International Airport in September and October.
In a related incident, police seized 109.17 kilograms of cannabis and arrested a suspect in Selangor on October 30. The detainee, who tested positive for drugs and has a history of criminal offenses, has been remanded until November 12 under section 38B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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