{
  "id": 18681469,
  "title": "Bukit Aman suspects cocaine-in-shoes arrest at Hong Kong airport linked to Malaysia drug bust",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/bukit-aman-suspects-cocaine-in-shoes-arrest-at-hong-kong-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-07T09:21:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/11/07/bukit-aman-suspects-cocaine-in-shoes-arrest-at-hong-kong-airport-linked-to-malaysia-drug-bust/242374"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The arrest of a Hong Kong man at Hong Kong International Airport, who was found to be carrying about one kilogramme of cocaine concealed in his shoes, is believed to be linked to a Malaysia drug bust. Bukit Aman's Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, stated that the similarities in the modus operandi, type of drugs, and trafficking destinations (Hong Kong, Japan, and Indonesia) suggest a connection to an international drug trafficking syndicate. The syndicate is believed to have been active since September and used Malaysia as a transit hub before smuggling drugs to their intended destinations through Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) or Penang International Airport. Four individuals, including a Hong Kong national believed to be the mastermind, were arrested in a recent operation in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, along with 450 grammes of cocaine and two pairs of shoes.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "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."
}