Man arrested at Hong Kong airport with cocaine allegedly received at Malaysian supermarket

VNExpress - Oct 26, 2026

A Chinese man arrested at Hong Kong International Airport with about two kg of suspected cocaine is believed to have obtained the drugs from a person at a supermarket in Penang, Malaysian police said.

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MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday urged his fellow senator-judges to declare that they would refuse the vice presidency should Vice President Sara Duterte be removed from office. In a Facebook post, Cayetano expressed support for Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero’s statement that he would reject any offer to assume the

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