The five suspects who were believed to have brought the drugs from KLIA were arrested at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday. (EPA Images pic)PETALING JAYA: Five Malaysians were arrested at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday after allegedly attempting to smuggle about 5kg of cocaine worth 120 million yen (RM3.1 million) concealed beneath shoe insoles.
Each suspect concealed about 1kg of cocaine, with 500g hidden beneath the insole of each shoe, reported Fuji News Network.
The smuggling attempt was uncovered when customs officers became suspicious of one of the suspects.
An initial inspection found cocaine beneath the insoles of two suspects, before customs officers identified three other individuals believed to have been travelling with them.
