JAPANESE WOMAN HELD OVER 4.7 KG SYABU SEIZURE

NILAI (Malaysia), Nov 2 (Bernama) -- Customs officers have arrested a
Japanese woman after they found 4.7 kg of syabu in her luggage upon her arrival
at the KL International Airport (KLIA) from Dubai last Friday, KLIA Customs
director Azizah Ibrahim said Monday.

The drug was recovered after the officers scanned three pieces of luggage
belonging to the 30-year-old woman who had flown in at 9.55pm aboard an Emirates
flight, she said, adding that the drug was found in two bright plastic packages
in a special compartment in one of the bags.

The syabu had an estimated street value of RM1.2 million (US$349,797), she
told a news
conference at the Customs Narcotics headquarters in Kampung Jijan near here.

Azizah said the woman had been remanded for six days for investigation of
the case under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The act provides for
the mandatory death sentence upon conviction.

Azizah asked the people to convey information on drug smuggling to the
Customs Department via the toll-free line 1-800-88-8855 or the narcotics branch
number at 06-7917792/7587 or any preventive office, saying informants would be
rewarded if the information led to arrests and seizure.

-- BERNAMA