SIBU (ANN/The Star) – The Royal Malaysian Customs Department Sarawak has thwarted an effort to smuggle 5,280g of cannabis, worth MYR158,340, concealed within chocolate wrappers.
State Customs Director Norizan Yahya announced that the breakthrough occurred after a team of Customs Officers from the Narcotics Branch, in partnership with the Land Operations Unit of the Sarawak Customs Department Enforcement Division, detained a man collecting a parcel at a courier company on Jalan Lee Ling, Kuching, at 11am on Jan 22.
“The team inspected the parcel and discovered 25 packets of cannabis wrapped in chocolate wrappers. The modus operandi involved trafficking narcotics via courier services from Peninsular Malaysia to Sarawak by air, falsely declaring the goods as ‘merchandise’ to evade detection by the authorities,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (March 5).
He added that the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Norizan also encouraged the public to assist the Customs Department in tackling smuggling offences and cautioned against involvement in such activities.
