The suspect was detained in Mauritius after arriving on a flight from Dubai. (Rawpixel pic)PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian chef was arrested in Mauritius for allegedly trafficking 17.88kg of cannabis worth about RM2.18 million found in his luggage.
The suspect was detained last Friday after arriving on a flight from Dubai at 3pm, reported Mauritius news portal Defi Media.
Officers seized the suspect’s mobile phone, along with 8,150 Mauritian rupees (about RM700) in cash as well as Malaysian and Thai currencies.
The news portal also reported that police attempted to identify the intended recipient of the drugs by replacing the seized substances with dummy packages in a sting operation.
