Indonesian Drug Mule Held With 9kg Syabu at Port Dickson

Indonesian drug mule held. Negeri Sembilan police have foiled an attempt to smuggle 9.238kg of drugs believed to be syabu, worth RM476,180, to Indonesia through the Port Dickson Passenger Jetty Terminal, state police chief Datuk Alzafny Ahmad said on Friday (Nov 13).

An Indonesian man in his 20s, believed to be a drug mule, was arrested at the terminal at about 9.30am on Wednesday (Nov 11) after he was seen acting suspiciously while carrying a medium-sized black suitcase, Bernama reported.

Port Dickson Syabu Hidden in Suitcase

Alzafny told a media conference in Seremban that officers found a modified compartment in the suitcase hiding six packages holding about 5kg of suspected syabu, along with clothing.

A follow-up search at a condominium in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, where the suspect had stayed since arriving in Malaysia on Nov 4, uncovered another bag containing about 4.238kg of the same drug.

According to police, the suspect is a recent graduate in Islamic Studies and Arabic Language from an institution in Aceh who came to Malaysia looking for work. He was believed to be heading to Tanjung Balai, Indonesia, when he was caught.

Indonesian Drug Mule Promised 30 Million Rupiah

Police said passport stamps suggested it was the man’s first entry into Malaysia. He was allegedly approached by another Indonesian man in the country and offered a job carrying drugs home, with a promised payment of 30 million rupiah (about RM6,777) for each successful delivery.

Alzafny said the suspect had been given a choice between working at an eatery and taking the risk of moving drugs to Indonesia. He tested negative for drugs and has no prior criminal record.

Police believe the suspect might have come back to Malaysia to collect the second bag for another run had the first trip succeeded.

Hunt for Alleged Supplier

Police are stepping up efforts to track down the other Indonesian man, believed to be the supplier, who is still in Malaysia.

The arrest followed intelligence gathering and cooperation with the Royal Malaysian Customs Department. Alzafny said he had ordered the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department to keep watch whenever ferries operated at the terminal, which serves Dumai and Tanjung Balai with two return trips daily.

Police did not rule out that syndicates were using the sea route to move drugs into Indonesia. The case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

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