Three Malaysian Women Held in Jakarta for Drug Possession
A 22-year-old Malaysian was detained after officials found nearly 1kg of methamphetamine and 1,089 ecstasy pills strapped to his body, authorities said.
- On Monday, Indonesian authorities detained a 22-year-old Malaysian man identified only as "DI" in Surabaya after discovering 990g of crystal methamphetamine and 1,089 ecstasy pills attached to his body.
- This follows the arrest of a 39-year-old Malaysian pilot last week at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, where authorities seized more than 70,000 ecstasy tablets in his suitcase.
- Separately, the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority reported officers arrested a 22-year-old Malaysian man at the Woodlands Checkpoint on August 1 for attempting to smuggle 8.646kg of cannabis and 1.569kg of methamphetamine into Singapore.
- Both Southeast Asian nations maintain strict anti-drug laws, and those convicted of smuggling these quantities of narcotics may face the death penalty.
- Central Narcotics Bureau officers continue investigating the Singapore case, while Indonesia maintains a moratorium on executions despite having some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws.
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Drug trafficking: Three M'sian women nabbed in Jakarta in separate case, says NCID chief
KUALA LUMPUR: Another case involving Malaysians detained abroad over drugs has emerged, with the latest incident involving three women arrested at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta on Monday (Aug 3).
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AlKhaleej TodayIndonesia arrests second Malaysian in days for drug smuggling
Authorities in Indonesia have arrested a second Malaysian in less than a week for allegedly smuggling methamphetamine and ecstasy pills into the country, a crime that carries the death penalty in the Muslim-majority Southeast Asian nation.
Over $361k worth of cannabis and Ice seized at Woodlands Checkpoint, Malaysian man arrested
A Malaysian man was arrested at Woodlands Checkpoint after attempting to smuggle more than 10kg of drugs, including cannabis and 'Ice', into Singapore.In a press release on Tuesday (Aug 4), the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said that the 22-year-old man was nabbed on Saturday morning (Aug 1).He had arrived at the checkpoint in a Malaysia-registered car and was directed...
Malaysia and Indonesia Customs launch joint border checks to tighten controls, curb smuggling
TAWAU, August 4 — The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM), through a joint operation with the Directorate General of Customs and Excise of Indonesia, is tightening border controls to combat the smuggling of subsidised goods and contraband between the two countries.Sabah JKDM director Ahmad Taufik Sulaiman said that 120 inspections have been conducted around the state since the Joint Task Force (JTF) operation began on July 13.“We share int…
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