KUALA LUMPUR: Four men and a woman from Malaysia have been arrested at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, for attempting to smuggle about 5kg of cocaine worth 120 million yen (RM3.1 million), hidden beneath shoe insoles, on Saturday.
The group is believed to have brought the drugs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). They were discovered during Customs checks upon arrival in Japan.
Fuji News Network (FNN) reported that Customs officers became suspicious of one of the suspects after noticing that his shoes had unusually thick soles.
Inspection found cocaine hidden beneath the insoles of two suspects, prompting officers to identify three others believed to have travelled with them.
