THE Sabah Customs Department thwarted two attempts to smuggle in drugs through a courier service after seizing 886g of of ganja and 3.01kg of ketamine from two suspicious looking parcels.

Assistant director-general Mohd Nasir Deraman said the drugs seized from the two parcels couriered using fake addresses were worth RM184,396.  

“The first parcel containing drugs was seized on May 15, after being spotted during the screening process while the second parcel containing 3.01kg of ketamine was spotted on May 19, during a similar screening process,” said Nasir in a statement today.  

He said the syndicate’s modus operandi was to use false addresses in the declaration form to fool the authorities. 

The drugs were meant for local distribution, he added.

“Both cases are being investigated under section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.” – Bernama, May 22, 2023.