October 19, 2019, 07:28 PM
A 34-year-old woman was detained in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, after she was caught concealing drugs inside hollowed-out frozen durians.
The Star reported that she was caught in Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (Subang) airport, after trying to pass off 20 polystyrene foam boxes that were meant to be shipped to Hong Kong as frozen durians.
6.13kg of heroin was seized
The drugs were discovered during a raid on a cargo company on Oct. 14, by a special team from the Central Zone (Selangor) investigation unit II division.
Out of the 20 boxes of durians, four of them were found to contain white-coloured compact packets wrapped in clear plastic, which is believed to be heroin.
The 6.13kg heroin stash was valued at RM953,529 (around S$311,500), according to Central Zone Customs assistant director-general, Datuk Zulkarnain Mohamed Yusuf.
He also said that the woman in question has been placed in remand for five days for investigation under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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