00:00 Police have identified several individuals in Malaysia who are said to be linked to a
00:06 methamphetamine drug smuggling ring that was seized in Melbourne, Australia recently.
00:11 Bukit Aman Narcotic Crime Investigation Department Director, Commissioner Dato' Sri Kamarudin
00:16 Mohamad Din said on Friday that the identity of these individuals could not be revealed
00:21 as the investigations are still ongoing.
00:24 He said the initial investigation found that the drugs were smuggled from the Golden Triangle
00:28 area before being repackaged in Malaysia and sent to Australia.
00:33 Police are currently conducting an investigation to identify the syndicate that smuggled the
00:37 drugs.
00:38 It was reported that Australian police arrested four men, including a 34-year-old Malaysian,
00:43 following the discovery of 622 kilograms worth of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipment
00:49 of toilet paper rolls which arrived in Melbourne via sea cargo from Malaysia on October 4.
00:55 The confiscated drugs are worth about $560 million or approximately 1.7 billion ringgit.
01:03 The other suspects are a 32-year-old man from Hong Kong and two Chinese nationals, both
01:09 aged 33.
01:10 Two suspects were caught at the airport while trying to leave Australia separately.
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