Malaysia Becomes Iranian Drug Smugglers Heaven

In the eyes of the Iranian drug traffickers, Malaysia is a piece of "golden land" and "drug smugglers' heaven." This is because for every one kilogram of "syabu crystal" (crystal methamphetamine) valued at market price of $ 100,000 ringgit that they brought in to Malaysia, they could sell them off for M$ 200,000 ringgit per kilogram. In this new 2010 year alone, the Malaysian police have already arrested 50 Iranian drug smugglers who tried to get through the gate of custom check points.

How active are the Iranian drug smuggling activities in Malaysia nowadays? Malaysia's National Narcotics Department Director Datuk Zulhasnan has this description: "In the past one month or so, Iranians have been arrested almost daily for trying to smuggle illicit drugs to Malaysia."
From 1 January to 25 February, Malaysian police have already arrested a total of 50 Iranian smugglers of which 47 were males, and the others were women. From their bodies, police seized a total of 55.133 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine, 6.9 kilograms of liquid methamphetamine and 4 kilograms of cocaine. Most of the 50 Iranian drug suspects were arrested at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. A few of them were arrested at the hotels they stayed.

Great Potential Market for Illicit Drugs
When asked to explain the sudden surge of Iranian drug traffickers in Malaysia, Datuk Zulhasnan said the phenomenon of the sudden increase of Iranian drug traffickers was not only confined to Malaysia alone. He said other countries also faced similar problems. However, according to Malaysian police's analysis, "the ice" has much better potential market in Malaysia. This type of crystal methamphetamine could fetch a very good price in Malaysia. This was the main reason why the Iranian drug syndicates would want to choose Malaysia for their illicit drug trafficking activities.

Datuk Zulhasnan said that for example, when one kilogram of crystal methamphetamine was sold between M$100, 000 to M$150,000 ringgit in Iran, but when the Iranian drug traffickers brought them into Malaysia, they could sell them off at between M$200,000 to M$25,000 ringgit per kilogram. The profit was doubled.

With reference to the earlier report that an Iranian mafia gang has connection with Malaysia's illicit drug trafficking activities, Datuk Zulhasnan said that the case was still under the police investigation. He added that in the very near future, he would make arrangement for the police officers to discuss the issue with the Iranian Ambassador and with other relevant units of the Iranian Embassy in Malaysia.

Malaysia Sends Police To Station in Six Countries
According to earlier report, Malaysian police have already received information from the Iranian embassy in Kuala Lumpur that the recent and frequent Iranian drug trafficking activities in Malaysia was related to a Mafia gang with a base in Iran.

To order to stop the Iranian drug trafficking activities to spread further in Malaysia, Datuk Zulhasnan said the police in Bukit Aman police headquarters have for the first time sent six Malaysian police officers to station in six countries in order to monitor, consult, facilitate and carry out investigation on this drug trafficking case related to Iranians. Datuk Zulhasnan said:
"By stationing Malaysian police in these six countries, our Malaysian police officers will also monitor the drug trafficking situation in the nearby areas. For example, the police officer tasked to station in China will also be responsible to keep watch on the drug trafficking activities in Taiwan and China."

Datuk Zulhasnan said that from the types of drugs recovered from the bodies of the Iranian drug smugglers, there was one thing that surprised the police. The surprise was that volume of cocaine recovered from the Iranian drug suspects was on the increase as time went by. He said:
"Generally the use of cocaine is more popular in the United States. However, this type of illicit drugs has also quietly entered the Malaysian market recently."

Difficult To Escape Police Eyes
During the Lunar Chinese New Year period, the Malaysian police also successfully detected four international drug-trafficking cases. The police arrested four Iranian men and recovered 24.8 kilograms of drugs concealed in shower gel and shampoo bottles as well illicit drugs concealed inside the cover of encyclopedias. These four cases happened from 23 to 25 February which was the 10th and 12th day of the Lunar Chinese New Year. The police recovered a total of 5.6 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (the ice), 6.9 kg of liquid methamphetamine, and 12.3 kilograms of cocaine with these few days. The police have invoked the 1952 Dangerous Drugs Act Article 39B to charge the four Iranian drug suspects aged between 36 to 48 years of age. Under this Article 39B, once these drug suspected were convicted the only sentence was death penalty.

At the press conference held by Malaysia's National Narcotics Department Director Datuk Zulhasnan, he said that on Tuesday 23 February night at 2200, the Bukit Aman Narcotics Unit spotted a suspicious Iranian man at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Upon checking the police seized 4.9 kilogram of crystal methamphetamine inside a biscuit box. Investigation has shown that the suspect arrived in Malaysia from one of the Middle Eastern countries.

On the following day that was Wednesday 24 February at 0600, the police also arrested another Iranian man just arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport from Dubai. While the police could not find any drug in the suitcase and body of that Iranian, however, when the suspect was taken to the hospital for X-ray scan, the police found 65 capsules of "the ice" weighted a total of 453 grams inside the body of the Iranian.

On the same day, the airport staff also found an unclaimed suitcase left at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. On investigation the police were surprised to find a total of 12.3 kilogram of cocaine concealed in the covers of six thick encyclopedias. According to information available, the luggage was left by a Pakistani passenger. It was believed that the drug trafficking passenger who left behind the suitcase must have cold feet and left the "drug luggage" at the airport.

In addition, on 25 February at 1.15 am, the police also detected the case of "some Iranians refining narcotics drugs in hotel." This hotel is located along P. Ramli Road in downtown Kuala Lumpur. When the police raid the hotel room, they found two Iranian men on the spot and seized 200 grams of crystal methamphetamine, 6.9 kilograms of liquid methamphetaminece and other illicit drug refinery equipment, including scales and chemical equipment.

Sign of Hope and Change in Egypt

Former International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Mohammad El Baradi is a sign of hope and change, and his arrival in politics shows the awakening of Egypt. It can be assessed from the fact that thousands of people, despite of warning by security forces, broke the circle of fear and accorded a warm welcome to Mohammad El Baradi at the airport.

The Egyptian people gathered there were not professional politicians; rather, they were men and women from every walk of life. Among them were Christians as well as veiled women. According to a political writer Fehmi Hawedi, El Baradi's reception is a reaction to the autocratic democracy of Egypt.

The Egyptian people are not welcoming him as a politician, rather, because he is not Hosni Mubarak or Jamal Abdul Nassir. President Hosni Mubarak has welcomed the candidature of Mohammad El Baradi for the President ship; although it is being heard in the political quarters of Egypt, that son of Hosni Mubarak is being prepared as new President.

Despair and Deprivation
An end to the rule of President Hosni Mubarak apparently seems difficult, but for the first time, after three decades of his rule, Mohammad El Baradi has emerged as a strong presidential candidate. The Egyptian people, fed up due to monotony, want a change and if given a chance to freely decide, they can bring in a new President.

A leader of Akhwan-ul-Muslameen, Mohammad Habib, referring to the constitutional complexities impeding El Baradi's way, said that according to Egyptian constitution, it is mandatory for a presidential candidate that he should be head of a political party for at least one year and that party should be in existence for a minimum of five years.

On contrary, an independent presidential candidate requires support of at least 250 members of both houses of parliament and municipal councils. President Hosni Mubarak has a strong hold over all those places, at them moment, even then the Egyptian people are taking Mohammad El Baradi as a savior, who can perhaps liberate them from present scenario of hopelessness, despair and deprivation.
Beginning Friction
Friction between Islamic and non-Islamic forces is evident in other Muslim countries too, including Pakistan and Turkey. No one can dare to oppose Islam openly in Pakistan. Political leader here is compelled to refer to Islam because of public trends, but most of the political leaders from treasury and opposition benches follow Islam seldom. Remnants of secular Kamal Ata Turk and Asmat Anono, are finding it hard to tolerate the pro Islam government of Prime Minister Tayyab Ordagan, which came into power after a long time.

Tayyab Ordagan government was established with the support of people, but non religious elements in Judiciary and Army are burning midnight oil in conspiring to bring it to an end. A few days ago, 52 retired and serving officers of Turk Army have been arrested for conspiring against government of Tayyab Ordagan. They were planning to get into power by means of military coup, after proving the failure of government, through carrying out bomb blasts in the mosques.

Supports Secular System
It is made clear here, that secular Turk Army has dethroned four political governments in last 50 years, and is conspiring against incumbent government also. They don't want that Turkey, once a Muslim country, which became a directionless secular country of Europe when their supreme commander Mustafa Kamal Ata Turk ended the Khilafat-e-Usmani from Turkey, to revert to Islam.

Unluckily, the Judiciary of Turkey also, supports the secular system. Anti-Islamic forces fear that Islamic culture can rejuvenate from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Egypt and Turkey, if after the withdrawal of the US forces from Afghanistan, a pro-Islam government is formed there and a real Islamic system is enforced in Pakistan. It seems impossible now, to stop the rising wave of awakening in the people of Muslim world.

Political Solution to Sri Lankan Problem

The British High Commission in Sri Lanka in a communiqué has stated Foreign Minister David Miliband was included in the list of speakers to address the Global Tamil Forum (GTF) conference, held in London, on the theme "a peaceful political solution to the Sri Lankan problem". The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which rejected a series of peace proposals and political packages by a number of governments which ruled Sri Lanka finally formulated the demand for a state of Eelam which was never realized, even until the death of LTTE supremo Prabhakaran.

Joining Democratic Process
The LTTE instead met its waterloo on the battlefront. Today, there is no problem in Sri Lanka. A large number of LTTE leaders have joined the democratic process.
At present, the Tamil people who were afraid of the hand grenade of the tigers and their assault rifles are now freed. They are now satisfied that terrorism has been annihilated from the country.

Future Prospects
Because of the LTTE factor, various segments of communities in this country were deeply concerned about their future. This has been cleared up to the extent that they are now satisfied that the war situation has completely faded away.
In this context the action taken by the UK's foreign minister creates new hope among the remaining terrorists. Therefore, the protest made by the government is by all means legal and right.