{
  "id": 8202491,
  "title": "Indonesian teen held after RM1.29mil Kluang drug stash house raided",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/indonesian-teen-held-after-rm1-29mil-kluang-drug-stash-house-raided",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:55:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/09/1535496/indonesian-teen-held-after-rm129mil-kluang-drug-stash-house-raided"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Johor Baru, Indonesian teen aged 18 was apprehended following a raid on a drug stash house in Kluang, where authorities discovered 25.95 kilograms of narcotics estimated to be worth RM1.29 million. The teenager, who had overstayed his visa in Malaysia, was apprehended during the operation conducted on September 13 at a rented terrace house in Jalan Delima, Taman Lian Seng, Kluang. The house, which lacked a tenancy agreement, is suspected to have been utilized as a stash house by a drug trafficking network.\n\nJohor police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad stated that the property was rented without a proper agreement and was believed to have been used to store illicit substances by a drug syndicate. During a press conference at the Johor police headquarters, Arsad disclosed that the drugs seized comprised eight packets of methamphetamine weighing 8.11 kilograms and 38 packets of heroin weighing 17.84 kilograms.\n\nArsad reported that the suspect was likely tasked with guarding the stash house, while the mastermind of the syndicate was still at large. The drug trafficking network, it is believed, had been active since January, employing rented houses as storage facilities before distributing the drugs to the local market. The suspect, who entered Malaysia legally using a passport but subsequently overstayed, tested negative for drugs and had no prior criminal record. He was detained for seven days under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act to aid in the ongoing investigation.",
  "summary": "JOHOR BARU: An 18-year-old Indonesian teenager was arrested after police busted a drug stash house in Kluang, seizing 25.95kg of drugs worth about RM1.29 million.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/19-year-old-teen-charged-over-reckless-driving-that-killed-four-in",
        "published": "2026-09-18T04:54:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
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        "published": "2026-09-18T06:53:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}