Home Ministry to seek details on five Malaysians held in Japan drug bust, says Saifuddin Nasution

The Home Ministry will liaise with Japanese authorities for accurate information on Malaysians arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine in Japan.

Five Malaysians were arrested in Tokyo after customs officers found drugs concealed in thick-soled shoes from a Kuala Lumpur flight.

The Home Ministry and Transport Ministry will continue implementing 17 initiatives to enhance security at KLIA, focusing on high-risk areas.

SUNGAI PETANI, Oct 13 — The Home Ministry will contact Japanese authorities to obtain accurate information on the arrest of Malaysians suspected of involvement in a drug case in Japan.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said he had instructed Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan to act immediately to establish the facts.

“Complete information on the incident will be conveyed to the media as soon as it is received,” he told reporters after the Madani Townhall session between Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Kedah students and the Home Minister here today.

He was commenting on the arrest of five Malaysians, including a woman, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo last Saturday on suspicion of attempting to smuggle about five kilogrammes (kg) of cocaine worth ¥120 million (RM3.1 million).

According to Fuji News Network (FNN), the operation was uncovered after customs officers became suspicious of a suspect wearing shoes with unusually thick soles.

FNN reported that the suspects were believed to have concealed the drugs beneath their shoe insoles when boarding a flight from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), before customs inspections upon arrival in Japan exposed the alleged smuggling attempt.

Saifuddin Nasution said the Home Ministry’s move was also in line with the approach taken in the case involving the arrest of a Malaysian co-pilot in Jakarta several months ago, as well as the seizure of 521 kg of drugs from a private jet in Laos, which was initially alleged to have originated from Malaysia.

Meanwhile, he said the implementation of 17 recommendations or initiatives undertaken through a joint committee comprising the Home Ministry and the Transport Ministry (MOT) to strengthen security at KLIA and the country’s entry points would continue as planned.

He said the initiatives would be implemented in three phases, with the first focusing on destinations identified as high-risk areas or hotspots.

“For destinations listed as hotspots, comprehensive screening of passengers, including body and baggage checks, will be carried out on 100 per cent of passengers,” he said.

However, he said destinations in Japan, including Tokyo, were not included in the original list of hotspots. — Bernama

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马来西亚内政部将与日本当局联络，以获取有关因涉嫌在日本走私可卡因而被捕的马来西亚人的准确信息。

五名马来西亚人在东京被捕，此前海关人员在他们乘坐吉隆坡航班抵达东京后，在其厚底鞋中发现了藏匿的毒品。

内政部和交通部将继续实施 17 项举措，以加强吉隆坡国际机场的安全，重点关注高风险区域。

双溪大年，10月13日讯——马来西亚内政部将联系日本当局，以获取有关涉嫌参与日本毒品案件的马来西亚人被捕的准确信息。

内政部长拿督斯里赛夫丁纳苏蒂安伊斯梅尔表示，他已指示武吉阿曼毒品刑事调查局（NCID）总监拿督侯赛因奥马尔汗立即采取行动查明事实。

“一旦收到有关该事件的完整信息，我们将立即向媒体通报，”他在今天与吉打州玛拉工艺大学 (UiTM) 学生和内政部长举行的 Madani Townhall 会议结束后告诉记者。

他评论的是上周六在东京羽田机场逮捕的五名马来西亚人（包括一名女性），他们涉嫌试图走私约五公斤可卡因，价值 1.2 亿日元（310 万令吉）。

据富士新闻网（FNN）报道，海关人员对一名穿着鞋底异常厚的鞋子的嫌疑人产生怀疑后，此次行动才被发现。

据FNN报道，嫌疑人在从吉隆坡国际机场（KLIA）登机时，据信将毒品藏在鞋垫下，之后抵达日本时，海关检查发现了这起走私未遂事件。

赛夫丁·纳苏蒂安表示，内政部的这一举措也与几个月前在雅加达逮捕一名马来西亚副驾驶的案件，以及在老挝从一架私人飞机上查获 521 公斤毒品（最初据称来自马来西亚）的案件采取的做法一致。

与此同时，他表示，由内政部和交通部组成的联合委员会提出的 17 项建议或举措的实施，旨在加强吉隆坡国际机场和该国入境点的安全，将继续按计划进行。

他表示，这些举措将分三个阶段实施，第一阶段重点关注被确定为高风险地区或热点地区的目的地。

他说：“对于被列为热点地区的目的地，将对所有乘客进行全面筛查，包括人身和行李检查。”

但他表示，包括东京在内的日本目的地并未列入最初的热点地区名单。——马新社

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