Singaporean man arrested at Ipoh airport with over $470k worth of cannabis in luggage
A 29-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested at Ipoh airport, after police found about RM1.5 million (S$474,140) worth of suspected cannabis in his luggage.The unemployed man was arrested at about 6.20am on Sunday (Nov 8), The Star reported. Perak police chief Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the man was scheduled to fly from Ipoh to Singapore before continuing to London when police found 36 transparent plastic packets containing about 19kg of dried cannabis flowers in his suitcase.The seized drugs could have supplied about 47,900 drug users, said Mohd Alwi at a press conference on Nov 10.The suspect arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 7 before staying at a hotel in Kajang, according to reports. Police believe he collected the luggage containing the drugs there before taking an e-hailing ride to Ipoh.Suspect allegedly recruited onlinePreliminary investigations found that he had responded to a job offer online, promising lucrative pay in exchange for transporting luggage to London, with a transit in Singapore, according to Malay Mail.