[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Macau is a Chinese Special Administrative Region like Hong Kong, which is a popular holiday/party destination for Westerners and Asians alike (and thus likely to have a thriving recreational drugs market).
This is the the reality of “strong government”. Malaysia uses its strict anti-drugs stance as a “brand image” to attract investment, showing that it produces hard working people who respect authority and the rule of law.
In Malaysia every youth media outlet warns of the penalties; clearly to take such a risk the young couple would have been trying to raise money for the baby – now so “justice can be done” it may grow up without parents in a care home!
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[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Couple, baby nabbed with 3.4kg ketamine at KLIA[/FONT]
PUTRAJAYA: An attempt by a young couple to smuggle drugs via the KL International Airport (KLIA) yesterday was foiled when their suspicious behaviour caught the attention of the authorities.
The 26-year-old man and his wife, 24, accompanied by their year-old daughter, were waiting to board a 10.30pm flight to Macau when Customs officials approached them.
Customs Director-General Datuk Abdul Rahman Abdul Hamid said following checks, his men found four packets of ketamine, weighing 3.4kg, hidden in a compartment in one of the couple’s bags on Wednesday.
Yesterday, the couple was brought to court and had their remanded order extended for a week.
They would be charged under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952 for trafficking. If convicted they will face the mandatory death sentence.
