Iranian busted for smuggling RM1.9mil worth of drugs into the country


SEPANG: A 27-year-old Iranian was busted for storing 9.85kg of methamphetamine worth RM1.9mil into three whey protein containers in an attempt to smuggle them into the country.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Customs director Datuk Chik Omar Chik Lim said the Iranian was among three foreigners nabbed in separate occasions between July and August for drug-smuggling offences.

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