{
  "id": 7287757,
  "title": "Malaysian woman nabbed with 8kg cannabis at HK airport",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/malaysian-woman-nabbed-with-8kg-cannabis-at-hk-airport",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T09:32:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/14/malaysian-woman-nabbed-with-8kg-cannabis-at-hk-airport"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a recent arrest at Hong Kong International Airport, a 33-year-old Malaysian woman has been detained for attempting to smuggle 8kg of cannabis worth approximately HK$1.6 million (RM830,000) into the country. The woman, who arrived from Bangkok, Thailand, on September 12, was intercepted during a customs inspection at the airport. Upon examination of her checked baggage, customs officers discovered about 8kg of suspected cannabis buds. She was promptly arrested and handed over to the authorities.\n\nThis arrest marks part of a series of incidents involving Malaysians caught with cannabis at Hong Kong International Airport. In July alone, three separate cases were reported. On July 30, a 27-year-old Malaysian man was arrested after customs officials found 3kg of cannabis worth HK$600,000 (RM311,000) in his baggage, following his arrival from Bangkok. On July 16, a 19-year-old Malaysian man, who had traveled from Bangkok to Manila via the Philippines, was apprehended with 11kg of cannabis worth HK$2 million (RM1.04 million) in his checked baggage. The previous incident occurred on July 9, when another 19-year-old Malaysian man was arrested after attempting to bring 3kg of cannabis worth HK$500,000 (RM260,000) from Kuala Lumpur via Singapore.",
  "summary": "The 33-year-old was arrested after the drugs, worth about RM830,000, were found in her checked baggage.",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Malaysian woman nabbed with 8kg of cannabis at Hong Kong airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/malaysian-woman-nabbed-with-8kg-of-cannabis-at-hong-kong-airport",
        "published": "2026-09-14T09:18:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Malaysian woman nabbed with 8kg cannabis at HK airport",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/malaysian-woman-nabbed-with-8kg-cannabis-at-hk-airport-7289492",
        "published": "2026-09-14T09:32:00.000Z"
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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."
}