JOHOR BAHRU, May 27 — The Johor Customs Department busted a major drug trafficking syndicate by seizing 51kg of cocaine worth RM10.3 million, hidden inside an air-conditioning compressor, during an inspection at the Customs Inspection Bay in Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP), Iskandar Puteri.
Johor Customs (JKDM) director Aminul Izmeer Mohd Sohaimi said the 2.45pm inspection was carried out by a team of Customs officers from JKDM after receiving information from the Customs Department’s Intelligence Division.
The container’s contents are believed to be from China and headed to Sarawak, and were declared as 2,900 packets of fresh onions.
“However, a thorough inspection revealed that 50 plastic packages that contained compressed white powder were hidden in the air compressor of the container.
“We believe the modus operandi of the syndicate is to try and smuggle drugs by hiding the contents inside the air-cond compressor of containers,” he said during a press conference today.
The case will be investigated under Section 39B (1) (a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
— Bernama
