Customs makes first-ever fentanyl seizure, worth RM45mil, at KLIA cargo complex


NILAI: Almost 808kg of fentanyl worth an estimated RM45mil has been seized by the Royal Malaysian Customs Department in an operation at the KL International Airport cargo complex.

This was Customs' first seizure of fentanyl, said to be 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine.

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