{
  "id": 14335330,
  "title": "‘False report’: Indonesian student, not Malaysian, held in Tanjung Balai 4kg syabu case, says Bukit Aman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/false-report-indonesian-student-not-malaysian-held-in-tanjung-balai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T01:03:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/14/false-report-indonesian-student-not-malaysian-held-in-tanjung-balai-4kg-syabu-case-says-bukit-aman/238996"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) in Malaysia has clarified a false report circulating online and in a local newspaper, stating that a Malaysian university student was not arrested for smuggling 4kg of syabu in Tanjung Balai, Indonesia. According to Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, Director of NCID's Narcotics Crime Investigation Department, the arrested individual is a 21-year-old Indonesian man from Medan, who was studying at a higher learning institution in Indonesia. The drugs were reportedly obtained from a Malaysian syndicate and smuggled via the Tanjung Balai Ferry Terminal. The suspect was detained by Tanjung Balai Police upon arrival at the Teluk Nibung Ferry Terminal from Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan. NCID urges the public and relevant parties to refrain from spreading unverified news and to seek official confirmation before disseminating information. The agency emphasizes its commitment to combating cross-border drug smuggling and encourages the public to report any information related to the case via the NCID hotline at 012-208 7222.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘False report’: Indonesian student, not Malaysian, held in Tanjung Balai 4kg syabu case, says Bukit Aman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/false-report-indonesian-student-not-malaysian-held-in-tanjung-balai-14340019",
        "published": "2026-10-14T01:03:40.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bukit Aman to send officers to Japan after M’sians nabbed with cocaine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/bukit-aman-to-send-officers-to-japan-after-msians-nabbed-with-cocaine",
        "published": "2026-10-14T02:14:31.000Z"
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  "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."
}