Malaysian police arrest Iranians over drug haul

Source: Straits Times

KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIAN police said on Tuesday they have dented a major drugs syndicate with the arrest of two Iranian women with over 6.2 kilogrammes of methamphetamine on a resort island.

Northern Penang state police chief Ayub Yaakob said the women were arrested on Saturday at Penang international airport after their suitcases were found containing drugs worth 1.55 million ringgit (S$664,000).

'We became suspicious about the women as they had travelled to Malaysia three times in less than three months and they did not have any business dealings or any other reason to keep them coming back so frequently,' he said.

'The two Iranian women, we believe, are part of one of the region's biggest syndicates which is trying to use Malaysia as a transhipment point for its drug and it has been dealt a significant blow with this arrest,' he added.

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I have to admit being a bit surprised by this in a way. Although, do you remember the stories about North Korea producing illicit drugs for export (along with counterfeit currency) in order to raise funds at home? I wonder if it is something like that or if it is just as it appears on the surface.

I guess international drug smugglers come in all nationalities and faiths. Heh, they should count themselves lucky they were not caught in Singapore. Although, I don't know what their penalty will be in Malaysia... could be just as bad.

The "Pearl of the Orient". And famous for the sweet-hot sauce.

I believe that the Malaysians also hang drug smugglers. Those women are in a LOT of trouble.