Hanoi (VNA) –More than two tonnes of crystal methamphetamine worth 26.2 million USD wasrecently seized from a boat off Malaysia’s west coast, the largest-ever haul ofthe drug in the country, Malaysia’s maritime agency said on December 13.
Director-General of the Malaysian MaritimeEnforcement Agency (MMEA) Mohamad Zubil Mat Som said that the move came onDecember 9, when an MMEA patrol encountered a recreational boat movingsuspiciously off Penang Island.
Officials inspecting the boat found 130 sackscontaining 2.12 tonnes of crystal meth disguised as packets of tea. The boat’slone occupant, a 26-year-old Malaysian man, was arrested.
The origin and destination of the drugs arestill under investigation.
The official said the tea packaging was similarto that found in previous shipments suspected to have come from Myanmar.
Malaysia has made several record busts ofcrystal meth in recent years. Authorities have said the intercepted shipmentswere part of a multibillion-dollar illicit drug trade that stretches acrossAustralia, Southeast Asia and China./.
VNA