Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar said today that he was waiting for a report from the Malaysian High Commission in Pakistan over the alleged arrest of a Malaysian volunteer with the United Nations (UN) while he was trying to fly out of Afghanistan's main airport with 200gm of opium.

He asked the public not to jump to conclusions over the incident.

"I hope we can get the report as soon as possible. If it is true, it is very regrettable but let's not draw conclusions until we get the report," he told reporters in his office.

According to a Bernama report, Syed Hamid said that generally Malaysian volunteers were responsible and trustworthy and would give their fullest attention to the task at hand.

Black sheep

"If there is one black sheep, we must just separate the black sheep from the rest," he said when commenting on a news report which quoted Afghanistan airport police commander Aminullah Khan as saying that the man was arrested on Thursday for carrying opium in his pockets.

A UN spokesman reportedly confirmed that the man was a Malaysian working for the UN volunteer programme in Herat.