Over RM1bil in meth bound for Australia seized in Port Klang

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Methamphetamine worth RM1.06bil found in 166 barrels inside two cargo containers have been seized in Port Klang.  Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) acting director Deputy Comm Mat Zani@Mohd Salahuddin Che Ali said the bust was made possible in cooperation with the Australian Federal Police (AFP).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/2y7z9ny2   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Authorities have seized methamphetamine worth over one billion ringgit,

00:04hidden in 166 barrels inside two cargo containers at Port Klang.

00:09Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department Acting Director,

00:13Deputy Commissioner Mat Zani alias Muhammad Salahuddin Che Ali,

00:18said the operation was conducted in collaboration with the Australian Federal Police

00:23following intelligence reports on the shipment.

00:26Speaking at the Port Klang Police Station on Friday,

00:29DCP Mat Zani revealed that the containers originating from Iran and bound for Sydney, Australia,

00:35were declared as materials for cosmetic products and candles.

00:39However, upon inspection at a warehouse in Port Klang on January 25,

00:44the NCID team found them filled with over 33,000 kilograms of methamphetamine.

00:50The seized drugs, valued at approximately 1.06 billion ringgit,

00:55could have supplied up to 166 million drug users.

00:59DCP Mat Zani added that the NCID, AFP and other agencies are working to identify the syndicate behind the operation,

01:08as well as other international drug smuggling networks using cargo containers.

01:13He reaffirmed the NCID's commitment to combating drug-related crimes

01:18and urged the public to report any suspicious activities.

01:22Anyone with information can contact the NCID hotline at 012-208-7222.

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