GEORGE TOWN: The state Customs Department foiled an attempt to smuggle out an assortment of drugs worth over RM3 million at the Prai Wharf here on Tuesday.
Customs officers smell something fishy when they found the three-tonne Indonesian-registered boat docked at the wharf when it was supposed to have left for Indonesia on Sep 1.
They then checked the boat and found 10 packets of Methaphitamine, weighing 10.7kg in the wall of the boat. Also found were eight packets of drugs, believed to be Estacy, weighing 11.32kg. State Customs Department director Datuk Mohd Pudzi Man said five Indonesian seamen were also detained to assist in investigations. “We also managed to seize a Norinco 9mm pistol, a magazine round and 31 9mm live bullets.
“This is a major success for the department this year,” he told reporters here in unveiling the department’s success this morning.
