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Authorities in Singapore have arrested a Malaysian national suspected of smuggling approximately 9 kilogrammes of cannabis and 530 grammes of methamphetamine, with the contraband estimated at RM1.15 million.
Indonesian authorities have dismantled a cross-border narcotics syndicate operating from Batam, arresting six Indonesians and seizing substantial quantities of MDMA, etomidate, and methamphetamine. Two Malaysian nationals remain at large.
Authorities arrested a 36-year-old man at a Rantau Panjang petrol station on suspicion of repeatedly purchasing fuel for illicit transport into Thailand, highlighting ongoing cross-border smuggling challenges.
A 51-year-old Indian national has been sentenced to over two years in prison by a Brunei court for his role in moving more than BND450,000 in suspected criminal proceeds across the sultanate without making reasonable checks on the money's origins.