Pinoy, 2 others nabbed in Malaysia for drug possession

A Filipino and two others were arrested while some RM1.4 million (P19.6 million) worth of drugs were seized in separate anti-drug operations in Malaysia this week.   According to a report of the news site The Star on Thursday, customs officials found drugs in the luggage of a 28-year-old Filipino during a routine inspection Monday at the Bukit Kayu Hitam border. The shabu reportedly weighed 5.65 kilograms and was worth about RM1.4 million.   Customs director Datuk Abd Aziz Abdul Latiff said: “We found a package containing syabu (shabu, methamphetamine hydrochloride).”  Abd Aziz said the Filipino, who was not named in the report, had taken a bus from Haadyai, Thailand, and was supposed to board a flight back to the Philippines on Thursday. Other anti-drug stings   Meanwhile, Abd Aziz said in a separate anti-drug operation, a local was arrested Monday night at the Kuah jetty terminal in Langkawi after 106 grams of heroin and one gram of shabu worth some RM13,750 were found in his jacket.   The self-employed man, who was described to be in his 30s, had just arrived at the island when he was arrested.   Customs officers also arrested a 34-year-old Indian national who was found to be carrying 2.9 kilograms of ketamine worth some RM31,900 at the Sultan Abdul Halim airport on Tuesday.   “When we inspected his bag, we found a package with the drugs hidden behind a piece of formica board,” said Abd Aziz.   All three have been remanded for a week under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act. — VVP, GMA News