{
  "id": 14339995,
  "title": "Police to send team to Japan over 5kg cocaine seizure",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/police-to-send-team-to-japan-over-5kg-cocaine-seizure",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T01:29:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1554959/police-send-team-japan-over-5kg-cocaine-seizure"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a significant drug bust, Malaysian authorities have announced plans to dispatch an investigation team to Japan following the seizure of 5kg of cocaine at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday. The Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCD) director, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, revealed that the multinational team would gather information surrounding the arrests, delving into the intricate details of the Malaysian and international drug syndicate networks implicated in the operation.\n\nKhan informed that Japanese law enforcement is already probing the source of the cocaine supply, identifying the syndicate members, and exposing international drug smuggling networks. The news of the arrest emerged on October 10 when Japanese Customs officers seized the narcotics hidden within the insoles of shoes worn by all five suspects – two Malaysian men and three women. Earlier reports had incorrectly stated that four men and one woman were apprehended.\n\nThis statement confirms the initial inaccurate report of the number of arrested individuals, clearing up confusion surrounding the case.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Police will send an investigation team to Japan following the arrest of five Malaysians with 5kg of cocaine at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Malaysian authorities plan to send investigation team to Japan.",
    "5kg cocaine seized at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday.",
    "NCD director confirms Japanese law enforcement probing drug syndicate networks."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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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."
}