KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — The arrest of a Hong Kong man with about one kilogramme of cocaine concealed in his shoes at Hong Kong International Airport after arriving from Kuala Lumpur last Wednesday is believed to be linked to an international drug trafficking syndicate recently crippled by the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).
Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspected link was based on similarities in the modus operandi, type of drugs and trafficking destinations, namely Hong Kong, Japan and Indonesia.
“We believe the syndicate has been crippled following the arrest of a Hong Kong national believed to be the syndicate leader and a local recruiter, as announced at yesterday’s press conference,” he said when contacted today.
