{
  "id": 1909816,
  "title": "Police seize 600kg of drugs worth RM37.5mil, arrest 12",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/police-seize-600kg-of-drugs-worth-rm37-5mil-arrest-12",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T10:16:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/08/1514629/police-seize-600kg-drugs-worth-rm375mil-arrest-12"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New Straits Times reports that the police in Selangor have successfully intercepted six drug trafficking attempts and seized approximately 600kg of various drugs, valued at RM37.5 million. In separate raids, 12 individuals were arrested, including nine foreign nationals, all aged between 22 and 54. The largest seizure involved 252.7kg of methamphetamine and 88kg of heroin base, worth RM19.7 million, which was uncovered during a raid on Aug 17 at a premises in Taman Melawati, Ampang. Additionally, 155kg of methamphetamine was seized from a premises in Ampang on Aug 18, valued at RM7.8 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}