{
  "id": 17784719,
  "title": "Bukit Aman to dispose of drugs with estimated street value of RM1.93bil",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/bukit-aman-to-dispose-of-drugs-with-estimated-street-value-of-rm1",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T10:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/02/bukit-aman-to-dispose-of-drugs-with-estimated-street-value-of-rm1-93bil"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bukit Aman, the federal police's narcotics crime investigation department, announced plans to dispose of an estimated RM1.93 billion worth of seized drugs in 2023. Director Hussein Omar Khan disclosed that 205,536 arrests were made in connection with these drug seizures between January and October of this year.\n\nThe majority of the seized drugs, totaling 37.3 tonnes, included syabu (33,500kg), ketamine (714kg), and ganja (104kg). The remaining drugs consisted of ketum leaves (260kg), ecstasy pills (14kg), heroin (9kg), Erimin 5 (5kg), and yaba pills (1kg). Additionally, 1,402 litres of ketum water and 458 litres of MDMA were also disposed of.\n\nA suspected drug mule was arrested at Penang International Airport on October 18, attempting to smuggle 40kg of cannabis buds valued at RM3.2 million to London. The 28-year-old suspect from Miri, Sarawak, claimed to have been recruited by an individual to transport the drugs to the United Kingdom in exchange for RM9,000.",
  "summary": "Federal narcotics crime investigation department chief Hussein Omar Khan says the seizures were made in nationwide stings between January and October.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
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        "published": "2026-11-02T05:11:39.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-11-02T05:24:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}