KUCHING, Oct 15: Sarawakians have been warned against accepting payment to carry items overseas after five Sarawakians were detained in Japan over an alleged attempt to smuggle five kilogrammes of cocaine hidden in shoe insoles.
Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah said the case was particularly worrying as it involved women and Sarawakians, with none of those involved reportedly having previous criminal records.
She said one of the individuals had admitted to accepting an offer of payment to transport drugs overseas.
“The main concerns in this case are that those detained had no criminal records, were reportedly travelling to Japan for a holiday, and one of them admitted to accepting an offer of payment to carry drugs overseas,” she said in a statement today.
