'African' woman arrested at Malaysia Airport for attempting to smuggle cocaine in chocolate tins

Customs officers have arrested an African
woman at the Kualar Lumpur International
Airport (KLIA) who attempted to smuggle
cocaine worth RM622,000 into the country. The
woman was arrested at the departure hall on
February 14 at 9.30am.
KLIA Customs director Datuk Chik Omar Chik
Lim (pictured showing small chunks of cocaine
hidden in chocolate packaging) said the 28-
year-old woman was detained after Customs
detected a suspicious item when scanning her
luggage.
"The arrest was made when the woman was
waiting for her flight to Kota Baru. Our
investigations showed that the suspect arrived
here from Dubai on the same day at 7.30am
via MH163. We found 166 chunks of substance
hidden in a box of chocolate cans, which tested
positive as cocaine weighing 3.11kg worth
RM622,000," he said at a press conference,
today, February 17."
Chik Omar said the woman, who was
unemployed was on her maiden visit to
Malaysia.
"She claimed she was going on a holiday in
Kota Baru but we suspect she wanted to hand
over the cocaine to a drug trafficking syndicate
there," he said.
The woman had been remanded for seven days
for investigation under Section 39B of the
Dangerous Act. The legistration provides for
the death sentence upon conviction.