{
  "id": 18972765,
  "title": "Suspect in RM5mil syabu haul was on his way to Sabah, say police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/suspect-in-rm5mil-syabu-haul-was-on-his-way-to-sabah-say-police",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-08T15:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/11/08/suspect-in-rm5mil-syabu-haul-was-on-his-way-to-sabah-say-police"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Police in Malaysia have identified a 46-year-old Malaysian man from Miri as the suspect behind a staggering RM5 million haul of suspected syabu. The arrest occurred at the Brunei-Miri border last week, where authorities seized over 100kg of the drug. According to Bukit Aman anti-narcotics chief Hussein Omar Khan, the suspect was believed to have been en route to Sabah when he was apprehended. He stated that the man had planned to cross into Sarawak via the Labu-Mengkalap route and then proceed to Sabah through Merapok-Sindumin. The syabu was concealed in 100 tea packets, making this the largest drug seizure recorded at the Brunei border checkpoint.",
  "summary": "Bukit Aman's anti-narcotics chief says the Malaysian man arrested with more than 100kg of syabu was using Brunei as a transit route.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysian suspect arrested with 102kg syabu in Brunei was en route to Sabah",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/malaysian-suspect-arrested-with-102kg-syabu-in-brunei-was-en-route-to",
        "published": "2026-11-08T14:04:20.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}