Syndicate using Chinese nationals to smuggle cocaine from Penang to Hong Kong, say cops

Published on 2 Nov 2026 7:37:24 PM

Police believe an international drug syndicate is using Chinese nationals as couriers to smuggle cocaine from Malaysia to Hong Kong via flights departing from Penang.

Bukit Aman NCID director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said three cases involving the same modus operandi had been detected, with two suspects arrested in Hong Kong and another detained in Penang.

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