Smuggling attempt foiled


Big haul: Norlela (second from left) showing the seized drugs from a box that was labelled as instant noodles.

SEPANG: A man has been detained after attempting to smuggle 15kg of ketamine worth more than RM700,000 inside a box labelled as instant noodles at KLIA2, says the Customs Department.

Its central zone assistant director Norlela Ismail said department personnel conducted checks on the box, which was checked-in by the suspect for a flight to Miri, Sarawak, at 7pm on June 16.

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