KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 ― The Malaysian government will pursue the extradition of six citizens arrested in Hong Kong this week for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs worth HK$4 million (RM2.05 million), Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today.
He said the six Malaysians, aged between 18 to 28, will be brought back to face criminal charges under the Dangerous Drugs Act or any other relevant provision.
“We have mutual legal assistance with China and Hong Kong is an autonomous Chinese territory,” Zahid said during a press conference here.
“The cooperation between our police and their police will result in the six of them be extradited back to Malaysia after the Hong Kong customs hands them over,” he added.
“I want to stress that we will never compromise on the issue of drugs, be it in Malaysia or abroad,” he said.
The individuals are likely to be among the first to be charged under DDA since Parliament passed an amendment that removed the mandatory death sentence under the Act, handing discretion back to judges.
Zahid said that once the six individuals are back in Malaysia, the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division will investigate the case.
