IPOH: Police arrested a 29-year-old Singaporean man and seized 19.04 kilogrammes of drugs, worth an estimated RM1.52 million, at Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (LTSAS) here last Sunday.
Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said airport police officers became suspicious after spotting the unemployed man carrying a piece of luggage during a baggage inspection at the check-in counter.
He said the suspect was scheduled to fly from Ipoh to Singapore before continuing his journey to London, England.
“Further inspection of the luggage uncovered 36 transparent plastic packages containing dried leafy substances suspected to be cannabis flowers, weighing approximately 19.04 kg and with an estimated market value of RM1.52 million,” he told a press conference at the Perak Police Contingent Headquarters here today.
