Malaysia arrests Singaporean with $375,000 of cannabis bound for London

VNExpress - Nov 11, 2026

Malaysian police arrested a 29-year-old Singaporean man at Ipoh's airport with suspected cannabis worth RM1.52 million (US$375,000), after he accepted an online job offering S$4,000 to deliver luggage to London.

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