Something smells fishy: Drugs found hidden inside seafood packages at KK International Airport


KOTA KINABALU: Alert security personnel at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport's cargo section led to the seizure of drugs worth around RM404,375 hidden inside chilled seafood packages.

Sabah Customs Department chief assistant director Datuk Abdullah Jaapar (pic) said his personnel recovered illicit drugs - 5.431kg of ketamine powder worth RM287,843 and 3.237kg of methamphetamine worth RM116,532 packed inside seafood polystyrene packages.

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