Malaysian linked to Laos drug lord arrested


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 09 Feb 2017

Permission sought to investigate his links to alleged drug lord Xaysana. - The Nation.

BANGKOK: Thai police have contacted their Malaysian counterparts, requesting permission to interrogate a Malaysian drug suspect to probe his possible link to Xaysana Keopimpha’s alleged drug network.

Kamarudin bin Awang was arrested in Malaysia’s Kelantan State on Monday, weeks after Thai police had nabbed Xaysana – a high-profile Laotian – at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

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