Five Malaysians held in Japan over RM3.1mil cocaine haul hidden in shoes
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KUALA LUMPUR: Four men and a woman from Malaysia have been arrested at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japan, for attempting to smuggle about 5kg of cocaine worth 120 million yen (RM3.1 million), hidden beneath shoe insoles, on Saturday.
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The group is believed to have brought the drugs from Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) before their activities were uncovered during customs checks upon arrival in Japan.
According to Fuji News Network (FNN), customs officers became suspicious of one of the suspects because his shoes had unusually thick soles.
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