Northern Region News August 06, 2012 16:08 PM Thai Woman Arrested After Drugs Worth RM722,000 Found In Bag ALOR SETAR, Aug 6 (Bernama) -- A Thai woman was arrested after crystalline substances believed to be syabu weighing 38 kg was found in her luggage bag during scanning at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration Complex near here last Friday. Kedah Customs director Datuk Abd Aziz Abdul Latif said the drugs worth RM722,000, which were stuffed in four plastic packets, were found concealed at the bottom of the beg at 2.30pm. He said the 33-year old woman, who was travelling with two children, was among passengers who alighted from a bus bound for Kuala Lumpur from Hatyai for immigration clearance and luggage scanning. The suspect, who has no previous records, has been remanded and will be investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for drug trafficking which carries a mandatory death sentence, if convicted, Abd Aziz told reporters here Monday. Meanwhile, he said Kedah Customs seized firecrackers worth RM3,330 in 'Ramadan Ops' from seven Ramadan bazaars - four in Sungai Petani and three here - since Aug 1. -- BERNAMA