KUALA LUMPUR, May 15 — A Malaysian drug mule was left with a bitter taste in his mouth when his consignment of 3.8kg of cocaine wrapped to appear like oval-shaped sweets to hoodwink the authorities, were sniffed out by the federal police last week.
A team from the Special Tactical Intelligence Narcotics Group (STING) detained the 22-year-old labourer about 6pm on Friday, upon seizing the Africa-bound cocaine ‘sweets’ which were kept in six jars at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
It is learnt the RM1 million cocaine contained in 215 capsules and made to appear like sweets could feed the habit of 19,000 addicts from an African country and those in some neighbouring countries.
Narcotics Crime Investigation Department’s STING deputy commander, SAC Arjunaidi Mohamed said initial investigations revealed the suspect worked as a drug mule for a Nigerian syndicate.
“The cocaine was in the form of what appeared to be oval-shaped sweets and were kept in six sweet jars to dupe the authorities at the KLIA. We also seized several currencies amounting to RM1,500.
“The suspect has been remanded for seven days until this Friday, and is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952,” he told reporters at a press conference in Bukit Aman, here today..
The act carries the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
Arjunaidi attributed the latest success against the cocaine trafficking syndicate as a result of collaboration and information-sharing between the Criminal Directorate of Togo National Police in West Africa and the Malaysian police. — Bernama
