KOTA KINABALU (Bernama) – The Royal Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) foiled a drug smuggling attempt with the seizure of more than 70 kilogrammes of drugs or various types valued at over MYR2.4 million between Jan 3 and March 28 this year.
Acting Sabah Customs assistant director-general Saidin Jalaluddin said the latest seizure was made on March 28 involving four unmarked packages at Mas Kargo, Kota Kinabalu.
Checks found that the packages were believed to contain Methamphetamine, weighing 71.719 kilogrammes, estimated to be worth MYR2,295,008,” he told a press conference on Monday.
He said the team also seized a package at Pos Aviation Kota Kinabalu on March 1.
“The package contained items suspected to be Ketamine, weighing 434 grammes, estimated to be worth MYR86,800,” he added.
Saidin said in an operation conducted from January 31 – February 28, four packages were seized at Mas Kargo, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
“The packages were believed to contain 15.35 kg of ganja, worth MYR47,606.70,” he said, adding that the cases were investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act.
