Malaysia police hunt Singapore man for smuggling drugs by drone into city state

Mohamad Azli Ahmad Said, a 40-year-old also known as ‘Boy Setan’, is accused of launching the drone from Johor Bahru’s main city square one evening

Meanwhile, two Singaporean men have been arrested for using a drone to smuggle drugs after an assortment of controlled substances was found in one of their cars

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Methamphetamine, heroin and ecstasy were among the controlled substances thought to have been smuggled. Photo: New Zealand Herald / Richard Robinson

Published: 6:35pm, 22 Jun 2020Updated: 6:35pm, 22 Jun 2020

Police in the Malaysian state of Johor are looking for a Singaporean man who allegedly smuggled drugs into the city state using a drone.

Johor police chief Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said 40-year-old Mohamad Azli Ahmad Said, alias “Boy Setan”, is also wanted in Singapore for drug offences.

“This is the first time that we have ever come across drug smugglers using drones to smuggle drugs between two locations,” he said on Monday, adding that the suspect is believed to be in Johor.

“Usually, if a drone weighs more than 20kg, they must get permission from the Department of Civil Aviation before flying. We believe this suspect used a small drone.”

The suspect apparently launched the drone from Dataran Bandaraya, Johor Bahru’s main city square, in the evening, Ayob said, urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to come forward.

On Saturday, Bernama reported that two Singaporean men had been arrested for using a drone to smuggle drugs into Singapore from Malaysia, according to the Singapore Police Force and the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB).

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