Bukit Aman NCID arrested a Chinese national in Penang as investigations widen into a drug syndicate exploiting fresh passport holders to smuggle cocaine to Hong Kong.

SHAH ALAM: Police have arrested a Chinese national in Penang as investigations widen into a suspected international drug syndicate allegedly using Malaysia as a transit point to smuggle cocaine to Hong Kong.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said three cases involving Chinese nationals allegedly recruited as drug mules had been identified, including two arrests in Hong Kong.

“So far, there are three cases involving Chinese nationals exploited as drug mules. Two were arrested in Hong Kong, while we arrested one in Penang.