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More than 13 Malaysian drug mules nabbed in China

KUALA LUMPUR: At least 13 Malaysians, mostly young women, were arrested in China for drug trafficking in the past one year. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong said many of them were lured into becoming drug mule after befriending foreigners who came to Malaysia as students or tourists.

“They trusted the men and followed them overseas without knowing that their luggage was planted with drugs,” he told reporters after handing over a memorandum on the issue to MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek yesterday. Also present were Public Com_plaint Bureau head Wong Koon Mun and other state bureau chiefs.

Chong advised the public to be wary of job recruitment by so-called “multinational companies”. “A few years ago, a syndicate had used the name of a multinational company and offered high salaries to recruit women. The job interviews were conducted in a hotel. Those recruited were sent overseas for ‘business trips’,” he said.

Chong said MCA has also asked its Wanita wing to conduct dialogues to create awareness on the issue. He said Dr Chua had instructed Deputy Home Minister Datuk Lee Chee Leong to find out the actual number of Malaysian women being used and arrested in foreign countries.

The Star/Asia News Network