Malaysian cook held with 17.9 kg of cannabis off Dubai flight
Anti-drug and customs officers arrested Malaysian cook Sia Guan Kueh at Plaisance airport on 23 October 2026 with 17.88 kg of cannabis worth Rs 25.5 million in his suitcase off flight EK709 from Dubai. A controlled delivery failed to catch the intended recipient.
🇲🇺 Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Plaisance · Mauritius
- Arrested
- 1
- Cannabis
- 17.9 kg
- Value (official estimate)
- MUR 25,500,000
Officers of the Anti Drug and Smuggling Unit and the Customs Anti Narcotics Section were watching passengers off flight EK709 from Dubai, which landed around 3 p.m. on Friday 23 October, when customs checks on suspicious luggage flagged the suitcase of Sia Guan Kueh, a Malaysian national working as a cook.[1] A scanner check and full search found cannabis packed in 17 compressed bags weighing 17.88 kg net, worth an estimated Rs 25.5 million.[1]
Kueh was arrested and questioned by ADSU investigators, who ran a controlled delivery with dummy parcels to identify the consignment’s recipient; the recipient never came to collect it and was not caught.[1] His mobile phone was seized for examination, along with Rs 8,150 and Malaysian and Thai currency found on him.[1] He was placed in police detention under a provisional charge of drug dealing by importing dangerous drugs with an averment of trafficking.[1]
Photos and video
- The suspect and the compressed bags of cannabis found in his suitcase Photos: Le Défi Media Group
Sources
- Plaisance : Saisie de Rs 25,5 M de cannabis sur un cuisinier malaisien. Le Défi Media Group, 27 October 2026. In French.