Police to send team to Japan over 5kg cocaine seizure

KUALA LUMPUR: Police will send an investigation team to Japan following the arrest of five Malaysians with 5kg of cocaine at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the team would obtain information about the arrests, including details of Malaysian and international drug syndicate networks.

He said Japanese authorities were also investigating the source of the cocaine supply, as well as identifying syndicate members and international drug smuggling networks.

"Japanese authorities informed the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department about the arrest of two Malaysian men and three women at Haneda Airport on Oct 10.

"Japanese Customs officers found 5kg of cocaine hidden in the insoles of shoes worn by all five suspects," he said in a statement today.

The confirmation clarified earlier reports that four men and one woman had been arrested in the case.