KUALA LUMPUR: Police stormed a hotel room here and detained two women drug mules with RM8.5 million worth of syabu strapped to their bodies on Sunday....
Bukit Aman NCID acting director DCP Datuk Kamarulzaman Mamat displays the syabu seized in the raid during a press conference at the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters on May 13, 2019. — BernamaPolice stormed a hotel room here and detained two women drug mules with RM8.5 million worth of syabu strapped to their bodies on Sunday. A male member of a drug smuggling syndicate who was helping the women prepare for their trip to South Korea was also arrested.
“The suspects are aged between 21 and 31,” he told reporters at the Ampang Jaya district police headquarters, here today. “During interrogation, the women said that they received an early payment of RM1,000 along with flight tickets and hotel rooms that was sponsored by a syndicate.”Kamarulzaman said the drugs seized worth a lot more overseas. “The syabu seized worth only RM255,000 here. However, once it reaches South Korea, the street value will go up to RM8.5 million.
Kamarulzaman also revealed that there have been 30 local drug mules arrested here and overseas recently. He said last year alone, 71 locals were detained for being drug mules.
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