00:01Three Malaysian men were arrested in Hatyai, Thailand, for allegedly attempting to smuggle
00:0787 kilograms of shabu, worth 4.3 million ringgit, into Malaysia.
00:13Thailand's Region 9 Office of the Narcotics Control Board Director Rachapan Palakul said
00:20the suspects were detained at Hatyai railway station in Songkla on July 31, after officers
00:26discovered the drugs hidden inside three-wheeled suitcases and three backpacks.
00:31He said the arrests were carried out by the Tawan Hatyai unit in a joint operation involving
00:36several Thai law enforcement agencies.
00:39He added that the three men had traveled by train from Bangkok to Hatyai, before they were
00:44intercepted upon arriving at the railway station.
00:47Initial investigations revealed that one of the suspects admitted he had been promised
00:528,000 ringgit by a drug syndicate to transport the shabu, also known as crystal methamphetamine,
00:58into Malaysia.
01:00The suspects have been charged with jointly possessing and trafficking Category 1 narcotics
01:05for distribution.
01:06If convicted, they face up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to 1.5 million baht,
01:14equivalent
01:14to about 183,000 ringgit.
01:17Rachapan said investigations are being expedited to identify the mastermind and other accomplices
01:23involved in the cross-border drug trafficking syndicate.
01:26And thus, the men have been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
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