KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — Five Malaysians were arrested at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo last Saturday after Japanese authorities found 5 kilogrammes of cocaine stashed in their shoe insoles.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said six Malaysians aged 19 to 26 had departed from Terminal 2 of Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA2) on Friday.

Five were detained in Tokyo, while one returned to Malaysia.

“The Japanese authorities informed us about the arrest of two men and three women at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, on October 10, 2026.