Malaysian woman caught with cocaine - NST

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian woman has been charged in London with drug trafficking after she was caught with 3.5kg of cocaine in her luggage.

Susanna Janury, 36, was nabbed at the East Midlands airport on May 29 after she flew in from Gambia. She was to take a connection flight to Kuala Lumpur when she was arrested.

She claimed she was not aware of the drugs, worth about RM1.2 million, when she was stopped by airport authorities.

A Malaysian High Commission official who confirmed the incident said Susanna is being held in a prison pending the mention of her case on June 16.

Susanna, from Selangor, claimed the bag was given to her by someone she had met in Gambia after she discovered that she needed an additional bag for her belongings.

Susanna told the High Commission official that her trip to London was a free holiday given to her.

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