{
  "id": 11154300,
  "title": "Three separate drug busts net RM3.44m in drugs, five arrests in Penang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/three-separate-drug-busts-net-rm3-44m-in-drugs-five-arrests-in-penang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T09:16:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/01/three-separate-drug-busts-net-rm344m-in-drugs-five-arrests-in-penang/237278"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Penang police have made significant drug busts, seizing a total of RM3.44 million worth of narcotics and arresting five individuals in three separate operations between September 21 and 27. The Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) conducted raids in various locations, resulting in the seizure of 8.83 kg of heroin, 15.06 kg of MDMA powder, 5 litres of liquid MDMA, 182 ecstasy pills, and 70 g of ketamine. The suspects, including a couple and a foreign woman, were linked to drug distribution syndicates and had been active in drug trafficking since July. All five suspects have been remanded for seven days for further investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "JUST IN | Three dead, two missing after five go overboard off Mossel Bay",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/just-in-three-dead-two-missing-after-five-go-overboard-off-mossel-bay",
        "published": "2026-10-01T08:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Three separate drug busts net RM3.44m in drugs, five arrests in Penang",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/three-separate-drug-busts-net-rm3-44m-in-drugs-five-arrests-in-penang-11156486",
        "published": "2026-10-01T09:16:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}