Malaysia foils 'pickled cucumber' drug smuggling bid

An Iranian man was arrested after trying to smuggle 5.7 million ringgit (1.61 million dollars) worth of drugs disguised as pickled cucumbers into Malaysia, it was reported Sunday.
Customs deputy director general Mohammad Hassim Pardi told state media the Iranian was detained with liquid methamphetamine at Kuala Lumpur's international airport Friday after arriving on a flight from the Middle East.
He said inspectors became suspicious after inspecting one of two bags the man was carrying, which contained five cans labelled as pickled cucumbers. However, no cucumbers could be seen when the luggage was screened.
Mohammad Hasim told the news agency Bernama it was the first time that customs officials had detected and foiled an attempt to smuggle liquid methamphetamine into Malaysia. "When the liquid methamphetamine is processed or dried, it turns to crystals forming what is known as Ice," he said.