KL nabs two Indonesians for drug

Thu, 06 Feb 2003 | Source: AP

MALAYSIA: Police arrested two Indonesians -- one aged 17 -- and seized 44 kilograms of cannabis in a drug raid near Kuala Lumpur.

Selangor state police chief Mohamad Noor Hamat said the teenager was arrested early on Tuesday in Gombak, just north of Kuala Lumpur, carrying 20 kilograms of cannabis and 83.5 million Indonesian rupiah (US$9,400), The New Straits Times newspaper reported.

The teen led police to a house where the second man, aged 22, was found with 24 kilograms of cannabis, Mohamad was cited as saying. The drugs are believed to have originated in Thailand, he said.

The suspects could face the death penalty if convicted of drug trafficking. --AP

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