Marine police foil drug smuggling attempt, nab five Indonesians


GEORGE TOWN: The Marine police have foiled an attempt to smuggle over RM700,000 worth of methamphetamine out of the country via Teluk Kumbar waters and arrested five Indonesian men during a special operation on Saturday (March 22).

In a statement on Sunday (March 23), Marine Police Region One commander ACP Rusley Chi Ari said the suspects were caught near Pantai Teluk Bayu in Sungai Batu as they tried to flee.

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