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Most Malaysians held for drug crimes abroad detained in Indonesia, China
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 30 Oct 2026, 02:18 UTC. The headline in use is “Most Malaysians held for drug crimes abroad detained in Indonesia, China”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The number of Malaysians detained overseas for drug-related offences increased to 1,588 as of September this year, according to Deputy Foreign Minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni. Lukanisman said the five countries with the highest numbers of Malaysians detained were Indonesia (381), China (380), Singapore (310), Thailand (102) and Japan (72).
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Most Malaysians held for drug crimes abroad detained in Indonesia, China
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