BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The Malaysian Customs Department (JKDM) detained a Thai housewife and seized 2.2kg of Methamphetamine worth about RM121,000 at the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) complex here last Sunday.
Kedah Customs director Datuk Johari Alifiah said the 45-year-old suspect was detained at 1.24pm shortly after the luggage scanner at the passenger walkway captured a dubious image in her black suitcase.
“The Customs officer who checked the bag found two packages wrapped in brown sticker taped at the sides of the suitcase that also contained some clothing.
“The packages containing white powder, suspected to be Methamphetamine and weighing 2.2kg were then confiscated for further investigation,” he told reporters.
He said checks found that the woman, believed to be used as a drug mule by a certain syndicate, was entering the country for the first time.
“The passport showed that the suspect was travelling from Bangkok to Hatyai before she entered the ICQS complex to get into the country,” he said, adding that the suspect, who has three children, would be in remand for 11 days from Dec 17.
She is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which provides the death penalty upon conviction. – Bernama
