{
  "id": 15150548,
  "title": "Sarawakian couple allegedly paid three friends RM8,000 each to smuggle cocaine into Japan, says Bukit Aman",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/sarawakian-couple-allegedly-paid-three-friends-rm8-000-each-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T07:37:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/17/sarawakian-couple-allegedly-paid-three-friends-rm8000-each-to-smuggle-cocaine-into-japan-says-bukit-aman/239467"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A Sarawakian couple allegedly recruited three friends to smuggle cocaine into Japan, according to Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan. Each friend was paid RM8,000 and believed to have known they were carrying contraband, according to Hussein at a press conference in Johor. The suspects were arrested at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo after Japanese authorities discovered 5kg of cocaine concealed in their shoes. All five suspects, all Sarawakians, had no prior criminal records, and investigations are ongoing to determine if they had used the same method to travel to other countries.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Sarawakian couple allegedly paid three friends RM8,000 each to smuggle cocaine into Japan, says Bukit Aman",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/sarawakian-couple-allegedly-paid-three-friends-rm8-000-each-to-15152649",
        "published": "2026-10-17T07:37:53.000Z"
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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."
}