World · East Asia & Pacific · 4 hrs ago
Singaporean arrested at Ipoh airport with 19kg of cannabis
Malaysian police arrested a 29-year-old Singaporean at Ipoh airport on Nov 8.
They found 19.04kg of dried cannabis in his checked baggage, valued at about RM1.5 million (S$473,000).
Police said he was heading to London, with a stop in Singapore, to deliver the drugs.
He had arrived in Malaysia the previous day and is believed to have collected the cannabis in Kajang before travelling to Ipoh.
Police said he had accepted a job offer from a website promising high pay.
He is being investigated under Malaysia’s Dangerous Drugs Act, which allows the death penalty or life imprisonment with caning upon conviction.
He was remanded for seven days from Nov 9 while the investigation continues.
Malaysian police arrested a 29-year-old Singaporean at Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in Ipoh and seized 19.04kg of dried marijuana flowers.
The drugs were found in 36 plastic packages in his check-in baggage.
Police valued the drugs at about RM1.5 million (S$473,000).
Police said the man was travelling to deliver the drugs to London via Singapore.
He was remanded for seven days from Nov 9 while police investigate under Malaysia’s Dangerous Drugs Act.
- Who
- A 29-year-old Singaporean man.
- What
- He was arrested and 19.04kg of dried marijuana flowers were seized from his check-in baggage.
- When
- He was arrested at 6.20am on Nov 8.
- Where
- Sultan Azlan Shah Airport in Ipoh, Malaysia.
- Why
- Police said he was travelling to deliver the drugs to London via Singapore.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
The man arrived in Malaysia.
Auxiliary policemen searched his check-in baggage at Ipoh airport and the man was arrested.
He was remanded for seven days for investigations.
Perak police chief Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin announced details at a press conference.
- Suspect
- 29-year-old Singaporean man
- Drug quantity
- 19.04kg
- Packages
- 36 plastic packages
- Estimated value
- RM1.5 million (S$473,000)
- Destination
- London via transit in Singapore
What people are saying
It is a trend now to use less busy airports to traffic drugs
From our investigation, the individual was on his way to deliver contraband to London via transit in Singapore.
He received the job offer from a website which promises lucrative pay