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Investigations into the tanker vessel found to be carrying over a tonne of drugs led to the arrest of two men, including the original ship owner.

Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said that following the detention of tanker MT Global 168 by Indonesian police on Oct 20, Malaysian police investigations there led to the arrest of two men in their 40s here.

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00:01Police have arrested two individuals, including the director of the company that originally owned the tanker MT Global 168,
00:09to assist with investigations into the seizure of 1.16 tons of ketamine by Indonesian authorities last week.
00:17Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department Director, Commissioner Dato' Hussein Omar Khan said,
00:23the two men, both in their 40s, were arrested on Sunday following the detention of MT Global 168 by Indonesian
00:31police on October 20.
00:33He said the two men were the director of the company that originally owned the vessel and an agent involved
00:39in its sale.
00:40Preliminary investigations found that the vessel was purchased in April for refurbishment and resale at a profit.
00:47On June 28, MT Global 168 was sold through an agent or broker to a company based in Yangon, Myanmar.
00:55Both suspects have been remanded for seven days until November 1 to assist with investigations.
01:01Hussein said three other individuals, believed to be from Singapore, Taiwan and Myanmar,
01:07had also been identified and were wanted to assist with the investigation.
01:11He added that investigations were ongoing to identify further leads and other parties involved.
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