KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — A Chinese national arrested in Hong Kong last week with 2kg of suspected cocaine is believed to have obtained the drugs from an unidentified individual at a supermarket in Penang, police said today.
According to Berita Harian (BH), Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the preliminary finding emerged following the arrest of the 25-year-old man by Hong Kong Customs and Excise on October 22.
The suspect had arrived in Hong Kong from Penang on a Cathay Pacific flight when customs officers allegedly discovered the suspected cocaine in his checked luggage.
“Initial investigations found that the suspect obtained the drugs from an unidentified individual at a supermarket in Penang.
