Cannabis seized at check-point

BUKIT KAYU HITAM: Public information and the alertness of Customs officers at the Immigration check-point thwarted an attempt to smuggle 65kg of compressed cannabis in the the country.

The contraband, in 65 packages, were found in a special compartment in a luxury car which had entered the check-point from Thailand on Sundah, Kedah Customs director Ahmad Maher Abdul Manaf said.

He said the seizure, estimated to be worth RM130,000, was the biggest haul by the department this year.

It was seized from a Thai registered Mercedes Benz at 5:40pm.

Two men in the car, both foreign nationals, had been detained, he added.

Source: The Malay Mail newspaper