Bukit Aman sending team to probe drug bust in Japan involving M'sians
Malaysian authorities are investigating the arrest of five citizens in Japan for allegedly smuggling cocaine hidden in their shoes. A sixth individual who traveled with the group has returned to Malaysia, prompting a broader probe into potential international drug syndicates.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the risks of international drug trafficking and the exploitation of young travelers as drug mules.
PETALING JAYA: Bukit Aman will send a team to Japan to probe the arrest of five Malaysians in a cocaine smuggling case, which also involves a sixth individual who has since returned to Malaysia.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the team would gather information on the arrests and investigate possible links to Malaysian and international drug syndicates.
"Japanese authorities informed the department that two men and three women were arrested at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on Oct 10 after customs officers found 5kg of cocaine concealed in the insoles of shoes worn by the suspects," he said in a statement on Wednesday (Oct 14).
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