Malaysian cops arrest three drugs suspects

Malaysian police have arrested three people, one of them a Nigerian, on suspicion of running a major international drugs smuggling ring.

Published: Sept. 5, 2012 at 6:30 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Malaysian police arrested three people, one of them a Nigerian, on suspicion of running a major international drugs smuggling ring.

The Nigerian man, 32, was arrested along with his wife, 31, at their bungalow in Lukut, near the capital's seaside resort area of Port Dickson, after a six-month surveillance operation, a report by The Star newspaper said.

The suspect is believed to have arrived in Malaysia less than a year ago, Director of Anti-Narcotics Investigations Department Commissioner Datuk Noor Rashid Ibrahim said.

Police also seized two cars -- a BMW and a Toyota -- from the Nigerian suspect who is believed to own several high-value properties in Malaysia.

"With his arrest, we hope to find out more about the syndicate's modus operandi and nab more suspects who worked for the syndicate in the days to come," Ibrahim said.

None of the arrested suspects was named by police.

The third suspect, a man believed to be the Nigerian's lieutenant, was arrested at an apartment in the wealthy Kuala Lumpur suburb of Taman Sri Hartamas.

Police said they found in his apartment packages totaling 62 pounds of the amphetamine known as syabu and 17 packages of heroin weighing 37 pounds in total.

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