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A Hong Kong mother and adult son have been sentenced to jail time following a violent incident at Singapore's Changi Airport in June 2024, during which they assaulted both a police officer and a civilian bystander.
Malaysia will deploy Royal Malaysia Police personnel to airport aviation security units as part of immediate measures to strengthen security controls, following the arrest of a Malaysian pilot in Indonesia on drug smuggling charges.
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Malaysian authorities have intensified anti-narcotics operations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, confiscating 653.6 kilogrammes of cannabis buds and arresting 38 suspects in ongoing enforcement efforts.
Hong Kong police have arrested seven suspects within 12 hours of a HK$7 million gold heist at the airport, where a man was stabbed and robbed of gold bars he was transporting from Bali for a mainland businessman.