Two nabbed in Tawau airport RM5mil drug bust


KOTA KINABALU: Two men loading ‘nicely packed items’ into a truck delivered via a courier service counter near the Tawau airport were arrested as authorities suspect the goods to be drugs.

The men, aged 54 and 56, who had gone to pick up their ‘delivery’ which was suspected to be Syabu worth nearly RM5mil from the counter were later arrested at about 3.45pm on Jan 16.

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