Paid RM8,000 Each Via Telegram To Carry RM3.1 Mil Of Cocaine In Their Shoes: Five Malaysians Arrested In Tokyo

One suspect told Tokyo investigators he was recruited via Telegram and paid RM8,000 to board a flight from KLIA with cocaine concealed in specially prepared shoes. Japanese police are now investigating whether a Malaysia-based crime syndicate coordinated the operation.

The Rakyat Post Adeline Leong · News & blogs · 4 hr ago

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One suspect told investigators he was offered RM8,000 via Telegram to smuggle drugs overseas, and was handed a pair of specially prepared shoes to conceal them.
Tokyo Metropolitan Police are now looking into whether the group was recruited by a Malaysia-based crime syndicate.
On 1 October, authorities in Laos arrested 13 people, including a Malaysian co-pilot, over the alleged trafficking of 521kg of crystal methamphetamine via Malaysia and Laos, believed to be bound for the Philippines.

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Five Malaysians, four men and a woman, were arrested at Haneda Airport for allegedly smuggling about 5kg of cocaine, roughly 1kg each, hidden under the insoles of their shoes.

The group was caught during a customs inspection upon landing in Japan after departing from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Officers grew suspicious of one suspect when they noticed his unusually thick-soled shoes.

The group carried about 1kg of cocaine each, with 500g concealed beneath the insole of each shoe.

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Published: October 13, 2026 at 6:11 AM UTC
By: Adeline Leong
Section: Malaysia
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