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Borneo Post
08-05-2025
- Borneo Post
Cops nab drug mule at Miri Airport, seize 10.5kg meth and ecstasy vape pods
Mohd Farhan shows the seized drugs. From left are Muhammad Luqman, Nur Asyhikin and Radzani. MIRI (May 8): Police thwarted an attempt to smuggle 10.5kg of methamphetamine into the city when they arrested a suspected drug mule at Miri Airport on Tuesday. Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the suspect, a 20-year-old local man, was nabbed following his arrival from Kuala Lumpur at around 3.30pm. 'Acting on intelligence gathered, a team from the Sarawak Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) detained the suspect after he collected a box at the baggage claim area in the arrival hall. 'An inspection of the box found packets of snacks placed on top of 10 packages containing substances believed to be methamphetamine, weighing 10.5kg,' he told a press conference here today. He said police also seized 120 vape pods containing liquid believed to be ecstasy that were packed in the box. 'The total value of the seizure is estimated at RM380,000,' he added. The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries the mandatory death penalty or life imprisonment, and if not sentenced to death, a minimum of 12 strokes of the cane. Mohd Farhan revealed that initial investigations found that this was not the first time the unemployed suspect had acted as a drug mule, adding he was hired to travel to Kuala Lumpur to collect the box and transport it back here. He also expressed his gratitude to the public for channelling information to the police that led to the successful bust. Mohd Farhan advised youths, especially new graduates seeking employment, not to be easily deceived by job advertisements on social media offering high salaries that may lead them to unknowingly become drug mules. Also present at the press conference were Miri deputy police chief Supt Nur Asyhikin Abdullah, Miri NCID chief ASP Radzani Rasit, and investigating officer Insp Muhammad Luqman Hakim Roslan.
Arab News
05-05-2025
- Politics
- Arab News
‘We are not afraid': Pakistanis at India-Pakistan border ceremony amid Kashmir tensions
At the Wagah-Attari border, which marks the final boundary between the nuclear-armed nations of India and Pakistan, the atmosphere is charged with patriotism. The sound of drums can be heard as soldiers perform a choreographed, ceremonial march, showcasing both countries' pride. However, the usual symbol of cooperation — a handshake between the two countries' soldiers — is missing, and the iron gates that separate the two sides remain locked. This is in the context of tense relations between India and Pakistan, heightened by a deadly attack in Kashmir. Despite the tension, people gather to express their feelings, celebrate their national identities, and watch the dramatic flag-lowering ceremony that has become a symbolic ritual at the border. Visitors on the Pakistani side say they are not afraid of the soaring tensions and for them, it is business as usual. 'We don't feel any such tension. We feel that we are as safe as we used to be before,' Muhammad Luqman, a Pakistani teacher who was visiting the Wagah border, told AFP. 'The reason for this is that we feel our country's defense is in strong hands. We don't have any sort of doubt or fear.' Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given his military 'full operational freedom' to respond to the attack as public anger swelled in his country after New Delhi accused Pakistan of involvement in the April 22 attack that killed 26 tourists. Islamabad has denied the allegations and called for a credible international probe into it. On Monday, Pakistan carried out a second missile test in three days after saying it was preparing for an incursion by India. The two nuclear-armed countries have exchanged gunfire along their de facto border in Kashmir, and there have been fears that the latest crisis between the nuclear-armed rivals, who have fought three wars, including two over the disputed region of Kashmir, could spiral into a military conflict. 'Pakistan is a brave nation. We live near the Wagah border. If there is any danger, we will be first picked up from the village, then it will be the turn of the people of the city, because we live in the [border] village,' said Muhammad Abu Bakar, a student. 'The villagers should be afraid, but the villagers are not afraid.' The flare-up between India and Pakistan has once again alarmed world and regional powers, who have called for restraint and urged the two neighbors to resolve the crisis through dialogue.
