The Customs Department foiled an attempt to smuggle RM918,000 worth of cocaine weighing 4.6kg hidden in biscuit tins at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) last Thursday (Sept 14).

Customs Department Central Zone enforcement operations director Wong Pun Sian said the drugs were found in three biscuit tins hidden in the baggage of a 41-year-old woman, who just arrived in the country from Ethiopia.

He said the drugs were detected during...