‘They were aware’: Bukit Aman on five Malaysians held in Tokyo with cocaine in their shoes

Five Malaysians were detained at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo for attempting to smuggle five kilograms of cocaine concealed in shoe soles, suspected to be acting as drug mules for a syndicate.

The group, including a married couple led by the husband, traveled under the guise of a holiday, with each individual reportedly paid RM8,000.

Malaysian authorities are coordinating with Japanese counterparts and investigating the involvement and travel patterns of the suspects.

Separately, Malaysian and international authorities are probing a transnational drug trafficking case involving 521 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine seized in Laos, linked to a private jet and implicating multiple nationals.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 16 — Five Malaysians arrested for concealing five kilograms of cocaine in their shoe soles at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on October 10 are believed to have been drug mules paid RM8,000 each.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspects, aged between 19 and 26, were each given the shoes by a drug syndicate that is still being identified.

“We believe they (the suspects) were aware of what they were carrying, which is an illegal substance,” he told a press conference at the Johor Contingent Police Headquarters here today.

He said police were investigating whether all the suspects were directly involved in the syndicate and whether they had previously travelled to other countries using the same modus operandi.

He added that initial checks showed none of the five suspects had a criminal record.

Hussein said all the suspects, including a married couple, were believed to have travelled to Japan for a holiday before being detained by the authorities.

“The group was led by the woman’s husband, and she invited her friends for a trip to Japan, with each given a pair of shoes that had been pre-stuffed with drugs,” he said.

He said another Malaysian, who was not arrested in connection with the case, was a travel agent and had been cleared of involvement.

Hussein previously said checks confirmed that the group had departed from Terminal 2 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Japanese customs authorities found the drugs inside the shoe soles worn by all the suspects.

He said the NCID had sent a team to Japan to investigate and gather details of the case.

On the drug seizure in Laos, he confirmed that the illicit substances transported on a private jet had been ordered by two Filipino nationals.

He said police were working with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency to track down the individuals and the syndicate involved.

He also said the Royal Malaysia Police were awaiting confirmation on whether the syndicate involved politicians in the Philippines, as reported by the media there.

On October 1, Laotian police seized 521 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine inside a Learjet private aircraft that had arrived from Subang at Luang Prabang International Airport in Laos.

Following the incident, 13 individuals, including Malaysian, Singaporean and Philippine nationals, were detained by Laotian authorities to assist investigations into the transnational drug trafficking case.

On October 7, police arrested a local man, the owner of the private jet, during a raid at Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport. — Bernama

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五名马来西亚人在东京羽田国际机场被拘留，他们试图将五公斤可卡因藏在鞋底走私入境，被怀疑是某个贩毒集团的运毒者。

该团伙成员包括一对夫妇，由丈夫带领，他们以度假为名出行，据报道每人获得 8000 令吉的报酬。

马来西亚当局正与日本方面协调，调查嫌疑人的涉案情况和出行模式。

另外，马来西亚和国际当局正在调查一起跨国贩毒案，该案涉及在老挝缴获的 521 公斤冰毒，与一架私人飞机有关，并牵涉多名国民。

新山，10月16日讯——10月10日，五名马来西亚人在日本东京羽田国际机场因将五公斤可卡因而被捕，据信他们是毒品走私者，每人获得8000令吉的报酬。

武吉阿曼警察总部毒品罪案调查部主任拿督侯赛因·奥马尔·汗表示，这些嫌疑人年龄介于 19 岁至 26 岁之间，每人都收到了一个仍在调查中的贩毒集团提供的鞋子。

“我们相信他们（嫌疑人）知道自己携带的是什么，那是一种非法物质，”他今天在柔佛州警察总部举行的新闻发布会上说。

他说，警方正在调查所有嫌疑人是否直接参与了该犯罪集团，以及他们之前是否曾使用相同的作案手法前往其他国家。

他还补充说，初步调查显示，这五名嫌疑人均无犯罪记录。

侯赛因表示，所有嫌疑人，包括一对夫妇，据信在被当局拘留之前曾前往日本度假。

他说：“这个团伙由这名女子的丈夫带领，她邀请朋友们去日本旅行，并给每位朋友都准备了一双事先塞满毒品的鞋子。”

他说，另一名马来西亚人是一名旅行社代理人，并未因该案被捕，并且已被证明与此案无关。

侯赛因此前表示，经核实，该团伙已从吉隆坡国际机场（KLIA）2号航站楼出发。

日本海关当局在所有嫌疑人的鞋底内发现了毒品。

他说，国家犯罪调查局已派出一个小组前往日本调查并收集案件详情。

关于在老挝查获的毒品，他证实，用私人飞机运输的非法物质是由两名菲律宾国民订购的。

他说，警方正在与菲律宾缉毒署合作，追查涉案人员和犯罪团伙。

他还表示，马来西亚皇家警察正在等待确认该犯罪集团是否与菲律宾的政界人士有关，正如当地媒体报道的那样。

10月1日，老挝警方在老挝琅勃拉邦国际机场查获一架从梳邦飞抵的里尔喷气式私人飞机内藏有521公斤冰毒。

事件发生后，老挝当局拘留了包括马来西亚、新加坡和菲律宾国民在内的 13 人，以协助调查这起跨国贩毒案件。

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