New: RM1,000 Per Luggage Drug Smuggling Trap For Malaysian Couple Arrested in Mauritius

RM1,000 per luggage was the payout offered to a young Malaysian couple who were arrested in Mauritius after being tricked into a massive drug smuggling operation. The pair, aged 22 and 18 from Penang, along with a 30-year-old Malaysian man working in Singapore, were detained at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport on Nov 2 carrying 76.14kg of suspected cannabis worth RM9.87 million.

Drug Smuggling Trap

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan revealed that the couple was initially approached on social media platform RedNote before being contacted on Telegram. A syndicate leader offered them RM1,000 for each of the four suitcases transported. The coordinator fully funded their flight tickets, paid for five days of luxury accommodation at the Domaine de Grand Baie Hotel, and instructed them to travel to Bangkok to collect the drug-laden bags before transit through Dubai to Mauritius.

The syndicate closely monitored their movements using the Life360 location tracking app, while Apple tracking devices were placed inside the suitcases. However, following their arrest by Mauritius’ Anti-Drug and Smuggling Unit (ADSU) and Customs officers, the Telegram group was abruptly deleted, leaving the suspects stranded.

Checks revealed none of the three suspects had prior criminal records. Malaysian police are now collaborating with Mauritian authorities to uncover the wider international drug trafficking network operating behind the online recruitment schemes.

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