The Royal Malaysian Police will send an official to Thailand soon to obtain information on two Malaysians detained in Sadao, Songkhla last Tuesday for allegedly trying to smuggle 200kg of syabu into Malaysia.

Inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar said sending an official over was part of the standard operating procedure when a Malaysian was arrested abroad.

“We will wait for the Thai authorities to complete their investigation, and when they are ready, they will inform us and we will come,” he told reporters after a working visit to the Negeri Sembilan state police contingent headquarters today.

Khalid was referring to the detention of two Malaysian men recently while trying to smuggle into the country 200kg of the drug called “ice”, better known as “syabu” in Malaysia, worth about 400 million baht (RM50 million).

He said the police would also make an application for the officer to be sent over to be allowed to meet the detained suspects.

“Normally, Thailand will give its cooperation as this is the SOP. It’s the same if their citizens are arrested here; we too will share information,” he added.

The two Malaysians, aged 49 and 35, were arrested in Sadao after Thai authorities received information on the attempt to smuggle drugs into Malaysia.

The Thai authorities also found seven sacks containing what was believed to be ice in a car driven by one of the suspects while a load of drugs was being transferred to a car belonging to the other Malaysian.

- Bernama