KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Police have seized nearly 50kg of methamphetamine disguised as Chinese tea at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Anti-narcotics officers arrested two people at the airport on Wednesday and later intercepted 12.7kg of the drug, police said in a statement yesterday.
“Police found a bag left in front of a shop in KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) that contained 12 plastic packages labelled ‘Guanyingwang Refined Chinese Tea’,” police said.
It added that two bags of unclaimed luggage were seized the following day that contained a further 34.5kg of the drug and similarly labelled.
The total value of the seizure was put at around US$2.7 million (RM8.6 million).
The two men, aged 36 and 66, were still being held by police.
The death penalty is mandatory for convicted drug traffickers.
Reports quoted Federal Narcotics Crime Investigation chief Noor Rashid Ibrahim as saying the drugs were brought in from Myanmar.
According to The Star newspaper, Noor Rashid said only part of the consignment was meant for sale in Malaysia while the rest was destined for other markets, without elaborating. — AFP
