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Kuala Lumpur: A 19-year-old Malaysian from Sarawak was arrested at Hong Kong International Airport for allegedly attempting to smuggle three kilogrammes of cannabis buds into the territory, according to the New Straits Times.

Bukit Aman Narcotic Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed the arrest, saying Hong Kong authorities had informed Malaysian police of the case.

He said the teenager, who has no prior criminal record in Malaysia, is believed to have been recruited by a drug syndicate to act as a drug mule.

Hong Kong Customs allegedly found the cannabis buds, estimated to have a street value of HK$500,000 (about RM270,000), in the suspect's checked baggage after he arrived on a flight from Kuala Lumpur via Singapore.