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Malaysian Police Bust US$1M Drug Ring with Thai Cooperation

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Malaysian police, in collaboration with Thai authorities, have dismantled a cross-border drug trafficking operation. The operation, named Ops Zoraptera, led to the arrest of four individuals and the seizure of approximately US$1 million worth of methamphetamine disguised as tea. The drugs were found concealed in a luxury sedan in Selangor, Malaysia, with police also confiscating several vehicles used by the syndicate. AI

RANK_REASON Significant law enforcement operation involving cross-border cooperation and a large drug seizure. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.0]

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Malaysian Police Bust US$1M Drug Ring with Thai Cooperation

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · The Star ·

    Malaysian police smash cross-border drug ring, seize US$1 million of meth disguised as tea

    Malaysian police have crippled a cross-border drug syndicate with the seizure of 86.2kg of methamphetamine worth 4.31 million ringgit (US$1 million) in Penang and Selangor. The bust resulted from intelligence sharing between Malaysian and Thai police after Thai authorities seized…

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