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145167
Thu, 10/07/2010 - 12:41
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18 AFRICANS NABBED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING TILL SEPT THIS YEAR
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Police arrested 18 Africans and seized
96kgs of ganja (marijuana) valued at almost RM300,000 (US$96,993) from January
till September this year, said Federal police anti-narcotics director Othman
Harun.
"They were mostly using private colleges in cities and towns across the
country as their base of operations and their targets were mostly students in
their colleges," he told reporters at his office here Wednesday.
He said that the latest trend showed African drug smugglers were more into
trafficking ganja as compared to heroin and cocaine previously.
At the same time, he said, from January till now, 47 Malaysians were
arrested abroad for acting as drug mules.
This was an improvement as 54 Malaysians were nabbed overseas for drug
offences last year, he added.
96kgs of ganja (marijuana) valued at almost RM300,000 (US$96,993) from January
till September this year, said Federal police anti-narcotics director Othman
Harun.
"They were mostly using private colleges in cities and towns across the
country as their base of operations and their targets were mostly students in
their colleges," he told reporters at his office here Wednesday.
He said that the latest trend showed African drug smugglers were more into
trafficking ganja as compared to heroin and cocaine previously.
At the same time, he said, from January till now, 47 Malaysians were
arrested abroad for acting as drug mules.
This was an improvement as 54 Malaysians were nabbed overseas for drug
offences last year, he added.
