Bukit Aman: Five Malaysians arrested at Tokyo airport with 5kg of cocaine hidden in shoe insoles

Five Malaysians were arrested at Haneda International Airport with 5kg of cocaine in their shoe insoles.

Six individuals, mainly Sarawakians without criminal records, departed from Kuala Lumpur; five were detained in Tokyo.

Investigations on the drug syndicate network are underway, and the public is warned about carrying unknown items abroad.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Five Malaysians were arrested at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo last Saturday after Japanese authorities found 5 kilogrammes of cocaine stashed in their shoe insoles.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said six Malaysians aged 19 to 26 had departed from Terminal 2 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2) on Friday.

Five were detained in Tokyo, while one returned to Malaysia.

“The Japanese authorities informed us about the arrest of two men and three women at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on October 10, 2026.

“Japanese Customs found five kg of cocaine hidden in the insoles of the shoes worn by all the suspects,” he said in a statement here today.

Hussein said the NCID had identified the six individuals. Five were Sarawakians, and none had a criminal record.

He said the NCID would send a team to Japan to conduct investigations and obtain information on the detentions, including the drug syndicate networks involved in Malaysia and internationally.

“Japanese authorities are investigating the source of the drug supply, including the syndicate members involved and the international drug-smuggling network,” he said.

He advised the public to be wary of holiday offers, particularly those requiring them to carry bags or belongings for others overseas.

He also urged the public not to accept or carry items with unknown contents, to avoid being used as drug mules. — Bernama

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五名马来西亚人在羽田国际机场被捕，警方在他们的鞋垫中发现了5公斤可卡因。

六名主要为无犯罪记录的砂拉越人从吉隆坡出发；其中五人在东京被拘留。

目前，有关部门正在对贩毒集团网络进行调查，并警告公众不要携带来路不明的物品出国。

吉隆坡，10 月 14 日讯——上周六，五名马来西亚人在东京羽田国际机场被捕，日本当局在他们的鞋垫中发现了 5 公斤可卡因。

武吉阿曼警察总部毒品刑事调查部（NCID）主任拿督侯赛因·奥马尔·汗表示，6名年龄在19岁至26岁之间的马来西亚人于周五从吉隆坡国际机场（KLIA2）2号航站楼出发。

五人在东京被拘留，一人被遣返回马来西亚。

“日本当局通知我们，2026年10月10日，在日本东京羽田国际机场逮捕了两名男子和三名女子。

“日本海关在所有嫌疑人所穿鞋的鞋垫中发现了5公斤可卡因，”他今天在此发表的声明中说。

侯赛因表示，国家犯罪调查局已确认这六人的身份。其中五人是砂拉越人，且均无犯罪记录。

他表示，国家刑事调查局将派出一个小组前往日本进行调查，并获取有关拘留事件的信息，包括涉及马来西亚和国际贩毒集团网络的信息。

他说：“日本当局正在调查毒品供应来源，包括涉案犯罪集团成员和国际贩毒网络。”

他建议公众对度假优惠保持警惕，尤其是那些要求他们为他人携带行李或物品出国的优惠。

他还呼吁公众不要接收或携带来历不明的物品，以免被利用来运送毒品。——马新社

专家称，随着商业和医疗成本的增加，马来西亚雾霾造成的经济损失每月可能高达15亿令吉。

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