23-07-2025
Kedah customs seize 34kg of ganja, arrest two brothers at Bukit Kayu Hitam
ALOR STAR: The Kedah Customs Department has seized over 34kg of ganja worth nearly RM190,000 in two separate operations at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex.
In the first case, a 48-year-old lorry driver was arrested on June 26 after Customs officers stopped his lorry for inspection at Block E, Import-Export branch of the complex at around 10.10pm.
Kedah Customs director Wan Marini Wan Hamzah said a preliminary search found two suspicious boxes hidden behind the driver's seat.
"Further checks found transparent plastic packages suspected to contain 18,750g of compressed ganja, with an estimated value of RM57,187," she said in a statement today.
She said investigators believe the suspect attempted to smuggle the drugs under the guise of transporting vegetables late at night, assuming Customs officers would not inspect the cargo.
Two days later, two brothers, aged 21 and 24, were arrested at the ICQS passenger checkpoint after arriving from a neighbouring country on an express bus.
"Officers detected anomalies during a baggage scan. A thorough inspection of their luggage found 15,474.40g of ganja, estimated to be worth RM131,779.43," she said.
This included 875.30g of cannabis flower buds in 15 small black plastic-wrapped packages, and another 14,599.10g of ganja in 87 compact packages of various sizes.
Wan Marini said the duo attempted to smuggle the drugs into Malaysia using public transport to avoid detection.
Both cases are being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries the death penalty or life imprisonment and whipping of not less than 12 strokes upon conviction.
