Kuantan: An Indian woman was arrested at the Sultan Ahmad Shah Airport here on Thursday allegedly with five kg of ketamine in a concealed compartment of her bag.
The 49-year-old woman, who arrived from Kolkata, India alone at about 1.30pm, was found behaving suspiciously before Customs officers stopped her at the arrival hall for an inspection.
Pahang Customs director Datuk Sarip Ismail said upon examining her bag, the Customs found drugs worth RM175,000 in a hidden compartment.
The suspect is remanded for seven days for investigations under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which carries a mandatory death sentence upon conviction.
18/03/13 Borneo Post
