Police arrest man at Penang airport over RM3.2m cannabis bound for London; RM1.05m drugs seized in Jelutong

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 2 — Police arrested a local man in possession of 40 kilogrammes (kg) of cannabis buds, valued at RM3.2 million, which were allegedly being smuggled to London. The arrest took place during a raid at Penang International Airport (PIA) in Bayan Lepas on October 18.

Penang police chief Datuk Dennis Lim Kwang Keng said the 28-year-old man, who hails from Miri, Sarawak, was apprehended at about 5pm while in the airport’s waiting area and the drugs were discovered during an inspection of his luggage.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the man, acting as a ‘drug mule,’ claimed he was instructed by an individual to transport the drugs to London. It is believed that this was the suspect’s first time participating in cross-border drug smuggling via air travel.

“The suspect allegedly acted as a courier, receiving a payment of RM9,000 for the trip,” he said during a press conference at the Penang contingent police headquarters here today.

He added that an initial urine screening test indicated that the man who is currently unemployed tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine. A background check further revealed that he has two prior criminal records.

In a separate case, Lim said police arrested three individuals, including a Chinese national woman, during a raid at an apartment in Jelutong here yesterday evening. Various types of drugs with an estimated value of RM1.05 million were seized.

He explained that police first apprehended a 26-year-old local man in front of the apartment’s elevator, discovering a 1.3-gramme (g) packet of ketamine in his possession. Subsequently, they arrested a 40-year-old Chinese national woman on the 10th floor of the apartment, who is believed to be involved in the processing and distribution of drugs.

“A search of one of the rooms in the apartment uncovered seven kilogrammes (kg) of methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA) powder, Erimin-5 pills (35g), ketamine (20g), and 0.015 litre of liquid methamphetamine (‘syabu’). Additionally, authorities seized equipment for repackaging the MDMA, including a digital scale and packaging materials,” he said.

Lim noted that the woman is believed to have been responsible for repackaging the MDMA, which was then sold to customers who would arrive at the apartment to collect the drugs, following the procurement of supplies from a distribution network drugs.

He said another local man, aged 44 believed to have arrived to purchase drugs was also arrested in front of the apartment.

He added that urine screening tests revealed two of the suspects tested positive for ketamine, while another tested positive for cannabis; a check of their past records showed that all three had prior records related to criminal and narcotics offences.

They have all been remanded to assist with the investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. — Bernama

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乔治市，11月2日讯——警方逮捕了一名当地男子，他持有40公斤大麻花蕾，价值320万令吉，据称这些大麻正被走私到伦敦。此次逮捕行动发生在10月18日槟城国际机场（PIA）峇六拜分站的一次突击搜查中。

槟城警察总长拿督林光庆表示，这名28岁的男子来自砂拉越美里，于下午5点左右在机场候机区被捕，毒品是在检查其行李时发现的。

初步调查显示，这名男子充当“毒品骡子”，声称受人指使将毒品运往伦敦。据信，这是该嫌疑人首次参与通过航空旅行进行跨境毒品走私活动。

“嫌疑人据称充当信使，此次行程收取了9000令吉的报酬，”他今天在槟城警察总部举行的新闻发布会上说。

他还补充说，初步尿检结果显示，这名目前失业的男子安非他明和甲基苯丙胺检测呈阳性。背景调查进一步显示，他曾有两项犯罪记录。

林警官表示，在另一起案件中，警方昨晚突袭了吉隆坡日落洞的一间公寓，逮捕了三人，其中包括一名中国籍女子。警方缴获了多种毒品，估计价值105万令吉。

他解释说，警方首先在公寓电梯前逮捕了一名26岁的当地男子，并在其身上搜出一包1.3克的氯胺酮。随后，警方在公寓10楼逮捕了一名40岁的中国籍女子，该女子被认为参与了毒品的加工和分销。

他说：“搜查公寓其中一个房间时，发现了7公斤亚甲二氧基甲基苯丙胺（MDMA）粉末、35克Erimin-5药丸、20克氯胺酮和0.015升液态甲基苯丙胺（冰毒）。此外，当局还缴获了用于重新包装MDMA的设备，包括电子秤和包装材料。”

林指出，据信这名女子负责重新包装MDMA，然后将毒品卖给前来公寓取货的顾客，而这些毒品则是从毒品分销网络采购的。

他说，另一名44岁的当地男子据信是来购买毒品的，也在公寓前被捕。

他还补充说，尿检结果显示，两名嫌疑人氯胺酮检测呈阳性，另一名嫌疑人大麻检测呈阳性；对他们过往记录的调查显示，这三人均有与刑事犯罪和毒品犯罪相关的前科。

他们均已被还押候审，以协助警方根据1952年《危险药物法令》第39B条进行调查。——马新社

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