KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Customs seized Syabu, weighing two kg and valued at RM400.330, from a woman of Chinese nationality at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) last Sunday night.
Sabah Customs Department director Datuk Dr Janathan Kandok said the drugs were found at a specific portion of the woman’s baggage by KKIA customs officers upon inspection before she was arrested at about 11.30pm.
“The suspect, aged 24, who was boarding a direct AirAsia flight from Hong Kong to Kota Kinabalu is detained for further investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act,” he told reporters at Wisma Kastam here yesterday.
He said it was the second such seizure within the last 15 days after the first one last June 26.
Initial investigation revealed it was the suspect’s second entry to the country this year.
Meanwhile Dr Janathan said Sabah Customs recorded nine drug smuggling cases from 2012 until now, involving the arrest of 12 suspects from various nationalities including from China and India, with eight being charged in court.
He said the overall market value of the drugs seized during that period was about RM4.6 million. — Bernama