{
  "id": 14340019,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T01:03:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "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"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 21-year-old Indonesian university student, not a Malaysian, was arrested in Tanjung Balai, Indonesia, for smuggling 4.044 kilograms of methamphetamine, according to Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. The arrest took place on October 10 when the suspect arrived at the Teluk Nibung Ferry Terminal in Tanjung Balai, Indonesia, after traveling from Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, via ferry. The drugs were traced back to a syndicate in Malaysia, which acquired them from another Indonesian man in the Klang Valley before smuggling them to Indonesia. A statement from NCID clarified that a news report claiming a Malaysian student was arrested is false and misleading. NCID urges the public to avoid spreading unverified information and to contact them if they have any relevant information about the case.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) denied reports in a local newspaper and on social media cl...",
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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",
        "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."
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