Selangor Customs foils four attempts to smuggle drugs worth over worth RM2.6mil
SHAH ALAM: The Customs Department has foiled four four attempts to smuggle drugs and seized 22,348g of drugs worth RM2.61mil from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Pos Malaysia Mail and Courier Centre in April.
Selangor Customs director Tun Norlela Azumi Ramli said the first seizure involved an export courier box containing 2,609g of cannabis worth RM193,943 on April 18, while the second seizure occurred when Selangor Customs inspected two courier boxes on April 28 containing 8,935g of cannabis buds worth RM905,618.
The third seizure was made on April 29 with 7,344g of cannabis buds worth RM719,712 seized and the fourth seizure involved 4,000g of methamphetamine worth RM800,000 found in two courier boxes on the same day.
She said that the syndicate behind the smuggling also made false declarations about the boxes' contents.
The seized drugs were taken to the North Port Customs Office for further investigation and the cases are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. – Bernama
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