The number of Malaysians detained overseas for drug-related offences increased to 1,588 as of September this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. Lukanisman said the five countries with the highest numbers of Malaysians detained were Indonesia (381), China (380), Singapore (310), Thailand (102) and Japan (72). He said increasingly sophisticated drug-smuggling methods had contributed to the frequent arrests of Malaysians overseas. “A total of 1,181 Malaysians were...
Most Malaysians held for drug crimes abroad detained in Indonesia, China
Sophisticated smuggling methods blamed as Malaysians arrested overseas for drug-related offences rise to 1,588
The number of Malaysians detained overseas for drug-related offences increased to 1,588 as of September this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni.
He said increasingly sophisticated drug-smuggling methods had contributed to the frequent arrests of Malaysians overseas.