2.4 tonnes of cannabis seized from KLIA drug mules in 10 months
Police recorded 77 drug-mule cases at Kuala Lumpur International Airport between January and 15 October 2026, arresting 93 people and seizing 2,526 kg of drugs worth RM202.76 million. Cannabis dominated the haul at 2,407 kg across 64 cases; Britons made up the largest group arrested.
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Sepang · Malaysia
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- Arrested
- 93
- Cannabis
- 2,407.3 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- MYR 202,760,000
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said on 26 October 2026 that 77 cases linked to drug-mule syndicates at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) were recorded between January and 15 October, with 93 people arrested.[1][2] The cases involved 2,526.28 kg of drugs with an estimated value of RM202.76 million.[1][2]
Cannabis accounted for the overwhelming majority: 2,407.27 kg across 64 cases, alongside 77.84 kg of methamphetamine, 22.11 kg of ketamine, 15.59 kg of cocaine and 3.48 kg of a ketamine-cannabis mixture.[1] Of the 93 arrested, British nationals were the largest group at 26, followed by 23 Malaysians and 11 Singaporeans; the rest came from Japan, France, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Ireland, Portugal, Germany, the Netherlands, Greece, Sweden, Slovakia, the United States, Brazil, Uganda, Zambia, Thailand and China.[1]
Of the 77 cases, 41 were handled by airport auxiliary police and four by the border control agency, 25 came from police and narcotics-division actions, and seven follow-up operations led to 12 more arrests and 571.59 kg of cannabis flowers seized.[1] Two days later the home minister announced more stringent inspections at KLIA to combat the smuggling.[2]
Sources
- British Nationals Top KLIA Drug Mule Arrests, Drugs Worth RM202.76m Seized. MCI Group, 26 October 2026.
- Malaysia Steps Up KLIA Screening Amid Drug-Mule Smuggling Cases. The Ledger Asia, 28 October 2026.
Open questions the AI reported
- The RM202.76 million estimate covers all drugs seized in the 77 cases, not cannabis alone.