{
  "id": 14630194,
  "title": "Customs seizes RM162m in drugs, including 460kg hidden in cemetery hut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/customs-seizes-rm162m-in-drugs-including-460kg-hidden-in-cemetery-hut",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T06:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/128376/customs-seizes-rm162m-in-drugs-including-460kg-hidden-in-cemetery-hut"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Royal Malaysian Customs Department has seized over 1.2 tonnes of suspected drugs, amounting to RM161.67 million, in four operations spanning two weeks. The largest haul, 460.31kg of suspected methamphetamine, was found in a cemetery hut in Perlis on October 10. The operation uncovered 228 packets of suspected methamphetamine concealed in 17 brown boxes abandoned inside the Siamese Cemetery in Jejawi, Arau, Perlis. The syndicate allegedly used the abandoned hut as a temporary drug storage site to evade authorities. On October 12, customs officers discovered drugs worth RM123.87 million, including 161kg of heroin and 246.65kg of cocaine in white powder form, hidden in a wooden box at KLIA's Pos Acceptant Advance cargo centre. Two local men, aged 27 and 47, were arrested as part of the investigation. In another operation on September 26, 293.60kg of suspected methamphetamine was seized at KLIA's Pos Aviation export bay, following intelligence on 16 boxes declared as non-hazardous goods. The syndicate's modus operandi involved disguising drugs in commercial boxes for shipment to Australia. Penang customs also seized 33kg of suspected cannabis worth RM99,000 on October 1, hidden beneath an abandoned illegal jetty near Jalan Dato Ali in Sungai Perlis. All cases are under investigation under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which imposes the death penalty or life imprisonment with a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane upon conviction.",
  "summary": "THE Royal Malaysian Customs Department has seized more than 1.2 tonnes of suspected drugs worth RM161.67 million in four operations over two weeks, uncovering consignments hidden in a cemetery hut and disguised as ordinary cargo at Kuala Lumpur Inter...",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Customs seizes RM162mil in drugs, including 460kg hidden in cemetery hut",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/customs-seizes-rm162mil-in-drugs-including-460kg-hidden-in-cemetery",
        "published": "2026-10-15T08:18:59.000Z"
      }
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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."
}