{
  "id": 5252753,
  "title": "62-year-old Malaysian held in Chennai with 3.45kg hydroponic cannabis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/62-year-old-malaysian-held-in-chennai-with-3-45kg-hydroponic-cannabis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T05:14:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1524854/62-year-old-malaysian-held-chennai-345kg-hydroponic-cannabis"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: A 62-year-old Malaysian man was arrested by Indian Customs authorities at Chennai International Airport after he was allegedly caught smuggling 3.452kg of hydroponic cannabis worth about 1.20 crore rupees (RM520,000) into the country on Aug 31.",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Second Malaysian held in Chennai in one month with RM520k cannabis haul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/second-malaysian-held-in-chennai-in-one-month-with-rm520k-cannabis",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:39:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysian arrested in Chennai over 3.45kg of hydroponic cannabis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/malaysian-arrested-in-chennai-over-3-45kg-of-hydroponic-cannabis",
        "published": "2026-09-03T06:54:00.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}