Fewer syndicates using drug mules for smuggling

Large haul: DCP Mohd Dzuraidi (left) showing the drugs seized during a press conference at the Bukit Aman police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur.

KUALA LUMPUR: Drug trafficking syndicates seem to be phasing out drug mules and opting for more creative ways to smuggle their illicit products.

Of all the cases detected this year, only one involved a drug mule smuggling drugs.