Malaysians held in Tokyo after 5 kg of cocaine found under their shoe insoles

VNExpress - Oct 14, 2026

Japanese police have arrested five Malaysians at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on suspicion of smuggling about 5 kg of cocaine under their shoe insoles, with a street value police put at 120 million yen (US$758,000).

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