Four Malaysians arrested for trying to smuggle 86kg of cannabis buds worth RM8.3mil into Britain


One of the bags was filled to the brim with cannabis buds packed in airtight bags. -- PHOTO: MALAYSIAN BORDER CONTROL AND PROTECTION AGENCY via The Straits Times/Asia News Network

LONDON (The Straits Times/ANN): Four Malaysians were arrested after the authorities foiled their alleged attempt to smuggle 86kg of cannabis buds with an estimated value of RM8.3 million (S$2.58 million) into Britain.

The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) said on Thursday (Nov 6) that the four – two men and two women in their 20s, said to be couples, were supposed to fly from Penang International Airport to Manchester on the night of Nov 3.

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