{
  "id": 8703348,
  "title": "Yasin: Drugs smuggled into Sungai Buloh Prison despite strict strip searches",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/yasin-drugs-smuggled-into-sungai-buloh-prison-despite-strict-strip",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T14:05:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/09/1537102/yasin-drugs-smuggled-sungai-buloh-prison-despite-strict-strip-searches"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Kuala Lumpur: Singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman revealed that drugs continue to enter Sungai Buloh Prison despite strict security measures, despite his thorough strip search and repeated checks upon arrival. The singer detailed the stringent procedures, including squatting and stool testing, but noted that these measures have not prevented drugs from circulating within the facility. Yasin also explained that inmates suspected of carrying drugs in their bodies were compelled to pass stool at the prison. The smuggled drugs are often compressed, sealed in plastic, and swallowed, a method he dubbed as \"bomb.\" The most popular drug among inmates, according to Yasin, is crystal methamphetamine, commonly known as \"Ice.\" He stated that everyone in prison desires to smoke Ice. Sungai Buloh Prison, described by Yasin as a remand prison, continues to receive drugs on a daily basis. The New Straits Times has reached out to the Prisons Department for a statement but has not yet received a response.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Drugs continue to enter prison despite strict security checks on new inmates, singer and composer Muhammad Yasin Sulaiman said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "'Very caring, soft-spoken': Yasin opens up on prison interactions with Najib",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/very-caring-soft-spoken-yasin-opens-up-on-prison-interactions-with",
        "published": "2026-09-20T12:49:57.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}