: Social media has become a boon for those involved in the drug trade. In a business that requires surreptitious communication and false identities, platforms such as Facebook offer the perfect cover.
Syndicates would post ‘job offers’ and those who are ‘shortlisted’ will be added to a WeChat group, according to Bukti Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department acting director Datuk Kamarulzaman Mamat.“Representatives from the syndicates would then meet them at the hotel and strap narcotics to their bodies. Once that is done, they will be taken to the airport to be flown out of the country.
Syabu, also known variously as “ice”, “speed” or “crystal” is a methamphetamine or a synthetic drug that makes the user hyperactive, or feel emboldened to commit acts they would normally not do. A total of 67,887 locals were arrested for drug related offences and drugs worth RM204.77 million were sized in the same period.
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