Three RI detained on drug charges in KL

Three RI detained on drug charges in KL

MALAYSIA: Malaysian customs officers have detained three
Indonesian men caught trying to smuggle out illegal
methamphetamines in their underwear, police said on Friday.

The three men, aged between 28 and 38, were detained last week
as they were boarding a ferry bound for Indonesia, from a pier in
the northern Penang state, said state Director of Customs, Zainol
Abidin.

Each of them were carrying about 400 grams of the drug, worth
50,000 ringgit (US$13,158), in their underwear, he told
reporters.

Zainol said the three men, who had valid travel documents and
were frequent visitors to the state, were believed to be involved
in drug trafficking while in the country.

The suspects have been remand for investigation, and will be
charged with drug trafficking.

Malaysia's tough drug laws give death sentence for smuggling
most types of drugs. --DPA