102kg of syabu worth RM8.8mil seized in tea packets at Brunei-Miri border
KUALA LUMPUR: Brunei authorities foiled an attempt to smuggle 102.19kg of syabu concealed in tea packets through the Sungai Tujoh Control Post at the Brunei-Miri border in Sarawak on Oct 31.
Brunei authorities intercepted a major drug smuggling attempt on October 31, seizing 102.19kg of syabu concealed in tea packets at the Sungai Tujoh Control Post along the Brunei-Miri border in Sarawak. The suspect, a 46-year-old foreigner, was detained while attempting to transport several boxes containing the tea packets in a vehicle.
The operation, a joint effort between Brunei's Royal Customs and Excise Department and Narcotics Control Bureau, resulted in the arrest of the suspect and the seizure of the drugs, drugs, cash, mobile phones, and a vehicle. The drugs were estimated to be worth over BND2.8 million (approximately RM8.88 million) based on Brunei's local market value.
Preliminary investigations suggest that Brunei was used as a transit route for the drugs before they were transported to another destination. The suspect is suspected of having ties to a drug trafficking network in a neighboring country. The smuggling operation involved the use of five boxes containing 100 tea packets each. The incident marks the largest drug seizure ever recorded at Brunei's control post, and authorities emphasized that the country will not be used as a transit route for drug smuggling, warning of stern actions against any future smuggling attempts.
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