{
  "id": 14177384,
  "title": "Tokyo cocaine smuggling bust: Malaysia seeking info from Japanese authorities",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/tokyo-cocaine-smuggling-bust-malaysia-seeking-info-from-japanese",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T10:33:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554608/tokyo-cocaine-smuggling-bust-malaysia-seeking-info-japanese-authorities"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Home Ministry in Malaysia is seeking further information from Japanese authorities following the detention of five Malaysians suspected of attempting to smuggle about five kilogrammes of cocaine into Tokyo. The Home Minister, Saifuddin Nasution Ismail, emphasized the need for accurate information to establish the facts surrounding the incident, including how the group allegedly passed security checks at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before being detained in Japan. Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan has been instructed to contact Japanese authorities for more information.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysia, China to step up cooperation against cyber scams, drug smuggling",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/malaysia-china-to-step-up-cooperation-against-cyber-scams-drug",
        "published": "2026-10-13T11:51:19.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "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."
}