{
  "id": 18973421,
  "title": "Suspect in RM5mil shabu haul was on his way to Sabah, say police",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/suspect-in-rm5mil-shabu-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-freemalays",
    "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 revealed that a Malaysian man arrested with over 100kg of suspected shabu at the Brunei-Miri border on a recent occasion was reportedly en route to Sabah when apprehended. The 46-year-old suspect, hailing from Miri, was seized while attempting to enter Brunei from Miri, Sarawak. According to Bukit Aman's anti-narcotics chief, Hussein Omar Khan, the individual was presumed to have utilized Brunei as a transit route prior to re-entering Malaysia. It is believed that he intended to re-enter Sarawak via the Labu-Mengkalap route, subsequently proceeding to Sabah through Merapok-Sindumin. The shabu was concealed within 100 tea packets and was estimated to have a street value of RM5 million, rendering it the largest drug seizure ever recorded at the Brunei border checkpoint.",
  "summary": "Bukit Aman's anti-narcotics chief says the Malaysian man arrested with more than 100kg of shabu 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."
}