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K9 sniffs out R2.1m mandrax haul in Audi driven by 60-year-old man
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Related coverage for "K9 sniffs out R2.1m mandrax haul in Audi driven by 60-year-old man": NDTV — "A Good Indian Is A Dead Indian": Truck Drivers Reveal Abuse In Australia. Malay Mail — SUV driver tests positive for drugs after crashing into five vehicles in Klang. Reuters — Volkswagen weighs up to 100,000 job cuts, sources say. UrduPoint — Two drug traffickers arrested with 29-kg narcotics, weapons. Quartz — Daimler Truck's North America sales rebounded 42% in second quarter. Utusan Malaysia — Jumlah pemandu kenderaan perdagangan guna syabu meningkat