Bid to traffic drugs worth RM1.06bil foiled


Successful raid: DCP Mat Zani (right) with his Australian counterpart looking at the drug haul at the Port Klang police station. — KK SHAM/The Star

KLANG: Authorities have foiled an international drug syndicate’s attempt to smuggle methamphetamine worth RM1.06bil in one of the country’s biggest drug bust in recent years following a raid in Port Klang.

The drugs-filled paraffin candles were smuggled in 166 barrels placed in cargo containers that were bound for Sydney, Australia.

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