{
  "id": 13021182,
  "title": "Indian tourists paid RM1k to smuggle ketamine into Malaysia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/indian-tourists-paid-rm1k-to-smuggle-ketamine-into-malaysia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T03:57:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1551158/indian-tourists-paid-rm1k-smuggle-ketamine-malaysia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "An international drug trafficking syndicate has reportedly recruited Indian tourists to smuggle ketamine into Malaysia, paying each courier around RM1,000. The operation, named Op Plekoptera, was uncovered by the Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department and is believed to have been active since March this year. The syndicate concealed the drugs in specially modified luggage bags to evade detection during airport security checks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "[UPDATED] Indian tourists paid RM1k to smuggle ketamine into Malaysia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/updated-indian-tourists-paid-rm1k-to-smuggle-ketamine-into-malaysia",
        "published": "2026-10-09T03:57:16.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}