SEREMBAN: An Indonesian youth has been arrested for trafficking 5.1kg of syabu.
Negri Sembilan police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said the suspect, who is in his early 20s, was detained at the Port Dickson jetty terminal at 9.45am on Nov 11 as he was about to board a ferry back to Tanjung Balai.
“Preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect entered the country via the same jetty on Nov 4.
“We have reasons to believe this is his first trip here,” he told reporters at the state police contingent headquarters.
DCP Alzafny said a narcotics team stopped the suspect, who is an Islamic and Arabic Studies graduate from a university in Aceh, after noticing that he was behaving suspiciously.
Customs officers on duty then scanned his luggage and detected six suspicious packages concealed inside the bag’s gussets.
When the side panels were cut open, officers discovered about 5.1kg of drugs believed to be syabu hidden inside.
DCP Alzafny said the suspect then took police to a condominium unit in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, where he had stayed during his visit here.
At the unit, police found another bag with six packages of syabu weighing 4.1kg in it.
“Upon questioning, the suspect told us that he had been looking for a job and had also made some inquiries on social media.
“An Indonesian man who lives in Malaysia then contacted him and asked if he was keen to work in a restaurant here or if he was prepared to take the risk to become a drug mule to carry drugs back to the republic,” he said.
DCP Alzafny said the suspect claimed that he was offered RM6,000 for the job.
Police, he said, are also verifying the authenticity of the suspect’s travel documents with the Indonesian embassy.
Police have identified the main suspect and are now looking for him.
