IPOH, Feb. 12 -- Three women, including two Thai nationals, were arrested by the Perak Royal Malaysian Customs Department after attempting to smuggle money amounting to RM500,000 at the Kompleks ICQ Bukit Berapit in Pengkalan Hulu border last Friday (February 7).

State Customs director Mohamad Sarpin said that the cash, which consists of Malaysian and Thai currency, was found inside backpacks that were stored inside a Honda Accord.

"The two Thai women and a local woman, aged between 40 and 51, were nabbed when transporting the cash into Malaysia," he told a press conference at the State Customs headquarters here.

He said that all three suspects, who are businesswomen, were remanded for four days starting from February 8.

"We are still...