NILAI, March 26 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) busted an international drug trafficking syndicate and seized 380kg of methamphetamine worth RM12.54 million at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Air Cargo Complex in Sepang on Wednesday (March 20).
Customs deputy director-general (Enforcement and Compliance) Datuk Sazali Mohamad said the enforcement officers confiscated a suspicious-looking pallet containing 40 boxes during an inspection at 7.30pm.
“A detailed inspection revealed 32 boxes contained packets of Chinese herbal tea which instead contained crystal clear substances believed to be dangerous drugs like methamphetamine.
“No drugs were found in the eight remaining boxes,” he said during a press conference today.
Preliminary investigations revealed the merchandise was declared as a magnetic hard disk drive from the Bayan Lepas Cargo Complex in Penang on March 18, and then transported by land to the KLIA cargo complex on March 19.
It is clear that the goods were to be exported by air to Sydney, Australia. The existing information about the exporter of the goods indicates it is a company that manufactures hard discs in Kulim, Kedah, which is suspected to be abused by the drug trafficking syndicate.
“No arrests have been made yet. We suspect this drug comes from the Golden Triangle,” Sazali said, adding the case is being investigated under Section 39B(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
— Bernama
