Customs Department Seizes RM7mil Worth Of Drugs Hidden In Furniture & Bathrobes

By Syakir Roslan  •  in News
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source: The Star

Officers from the Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) recently seized a large amount of illegal substances believed to be ketamine and methamphetamine during two separate incidents at KLIA earlier this month. Combined, the drugs’ weight came over 128kg.

JKDM estimates that the total value of all of the substances seized valued around RM7 million in total. On both occasions, the drugs were craftily hidden in tables and even shower robes!

source: Harian Metro

Deputy Head of Customs – Datuk Abdul Halim Ramli (pictured in the middle) stated that the busts were made approximately around 3.30pm on 13 October by on-duty customs officers examining domestic goods scheduled to be exported to an East Asian country via KLIA’s cargo plane.

He also explained how the aforementioned cargo came disguised as boxed, wrapped-up furniture weighing around 366kg. Once the wrappings came off, it revealed three folded tables.

source: YouTube 

After unwrapping one of the tables, JKDM officers discovered clear crystals suspected to be ketamine weighing 124.6kg with a street value of roughly RM6.8 million.

Additionally, Datuk Abdul Halim Ramli had previously mentioned that earlier investigations revealed how the drugs were smuggled from an industrial area in Selangor to Johor Bahru, then shipped to a KLIA cargo agent’s warehouse.

source: Malaysiakini

This made him believe that the recent busts might be connected and are the workings of an international syndicate with the help of some Malaysians.

As of now, two local male suspects have been arrested for further questioning and might face a sentence of 30 to 40 years in prison.

source: YouTube 

While all that was taking place, JKDM also confiscated several international packages at Pos Malaysia International Hub (PMIH) in a separate incident involving two bathrobes meant to be shipped out to countries in and around Oceania.

The bathrobes were soaked with a liquid form of methamphetamine and left to dry weighing roughly 3.75kg which is estimated to have a total street value of RM135,000.

This particular drug bust was made just a day before the one with the wrapped-up tables and is believed to be connected. Currently, both cases are pending further investigation for violating Section 39B(1)(a) of Malaysia’s Dangerous Drugs Act.

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