Two Hong Kong cocaine arrests linked to Penang as police reveal details of first case

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — A Chinese national arrested in Hong Kong last week with 2kg of suspected cocaine is believed to have obtained the drugs from an unidentified individual at a supermarket in Penang, police said today.

According to Berita Harian (BH), Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the preliminary finding emerged following the arrest of the 25-year-old man by Hong Kong Customs and Excise on October 22.

The suspect had arrived in Hong Kong from Penang on a Cathay Pacific flight when customs officers allegedly discovered the suspected cocaine in his checked luggage.

“Initial investigations found that the suspect obtained the drugs from an unidentified individual at a supermarket in Penang.

“The suspect is believed to have been in Malaysia for three days and was promised a payment of RMB2,000 (about RM1,200) for transporting the drugs,” Hussein told BH.

He said checks showed the suspect’s passport had only been issued this month and that he had no previous travel records.

Police also found that the suspect had made several hotel bookings despite being believed to have spent only a short period in Malaysia.

Hussein said the NCID would continue liaising with Hong Kong authorities to obtain further details on the case, including information on any syndicate members who may be based in Malaysia.

The case is one of two suspected cocaine smuggling cases involving Chinese nationals who arrived in Hong Kong from Penang in recent days.

Yesterday, Hong Kong Customs announced the arrest of a 39-year-old Chinese man after officers allegedly found 2.2kg of suspected cocaine worth HK$1.3 million in his cabin baggage.

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吉隆坡，10月26日讯——警方今天表示，一名上周在香港被捕的中国公民，身上携带2公斤疑似可卡因，据信是从槟城一家超市的一名身份不明人士处获得的毒品。

据《每日新闻》（Berita Harian，简称BH）报道，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，这一初步调查结果是在10月22日香港海关逮捕这名25岁男子后得出的。

嫌疑人乘坐国泰航空航班从槟城抵达香港后，海关人员据称在其托运行李中发现了疑似可卡因。

“初步调查发现，嫌疑人从槟城一家超市的一名身份不明的人那里获得了毒品。

“据信嫌疑人在马来西亚待了三天，并被承诺因运输毒品而获得2000元人民币（约1200令吉）的报酬，”侯赛因告诉BH。

他说，检查结果显示嫌疑人的护照是本月才签发的，而且他之前没有任何旅行记录。

警方还发现，尽管嫌疑人在马来西亚停留的时间可能很短，但他却预订了多家酒店。

侯赛因表示，国家犯罪调查局将继续与香港当局联络，以获取有关此案的更多细节，包括任何可能居住在马来西亚的犯罪团伙成员的信息。

这是近日从槟城抵达香港的两起涉嫌走私可卡因的中国公民案件之一。

昨天，香港海关宣布逮捕了一名39岁的中国男子，据称海关人员在其随身行李中发现了2.2公斤疑似可卡因，价值130万港元。

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