SEPANG, Aug 13 — The use of fake sender and recipient addresses, as well as unreachable telephone numbers, was uncovered in an attempt to export 12.675kg of cannabis buds worth RM1.014 million via courier service to a European country in July.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Royal Malaysian Customs Department director Aspalila Ag Tuah said the addresses listed on the four packages containing the drugs were identified as in the Klang Valley, but investigations found the information was false.
“They used fake addresses and the telephone numbers could not be reached either,” she said during a media conference today.
However, the authorities are still investigating the country of origin of the cannabis buds, as Malaysia is not a producer of the drug.
On July 13, the Enforcement Division operations team seized four packages suspected of containing cannabis buds at a mail and courier centre branch.
Aspalila said an inspection found that the drugs were concealed in airtight transparent plastic bags placed inside children’s toy boxes and were believed to have been intended for export to a European country.
In a related development, she said the department was informed that two pieces of luggage containing 47.8kg of cannabis buds worth RM3.824 million, seized on July 14, had been kept at the Lost and Found section of KLIA Terminal 1 for about a month before being inspected.
The luggage was supposed to have been carried on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Langkawi but was left unclaimed for 30 days.
When asked whether closed-circuit television footage was being reviewed to identify the individual who left the luggage, Aspalila said all angles would be taken into consideration as investigations were still ongoing, including into the identity and nationality of the individual believed to be linked to the luggage.
