{"id":17787,"date":"2025-08-07T20:54:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=17787"},"modified":"2025-08-08T08:56:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T00:56:46","slug":"two-held-in-thai-drug-case-including-singer-eda-ezrin-return-home-bukit-aman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=17787","title":{"rendered":"Two Held In Thai Drug Case, Including Singer Eda Ezrin, Return Home &#8211; Bukit Aman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PASIR MAS,&nbsp;Aug 7 \u2014 Two out of six Malaysians previously detained by Thai authorities over drug-related offences,&nbsp;including dikir barat singer Eda Ezrin, returned to Malaysia this evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eda Ezrin, whose real name is Wan Norshaheeda Azlin Wan, and Nur Aida Mamat, 33, are currently under the custody of the Kelantan Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bukit Aman NCID director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the remaining four individuals are still in Thailand, pending passport activation before they can be repatriated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll six are assisting Thai authorities with further investigations,\u201d he told Bernama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The four still held in Thailand have been identified as Eridieka Mohd Noor, 33; Zuhaira Nasrin; Eda Ezrin\u2019s husband, Mohd Affendi Ahmad, 35; and Mohamad Alif Deraman, 33.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Eda Ezrin\u2019s father,&nbsp;Wan Ismail Wan Yusuf, 52, expressed relief and gratitude following her return to Malaysia, when he was met outside the Rantau Panjang police station tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier tonight, Bernama observed family members gathered at the police station as Eda Ezrin was being questioned by narcotics investigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She and five other Malaysians, including her husband, were released by the Narathiwat Prison Court about&nbsp;11 am (local time) after Thai prosecutors failed to present witnesses or evidence to support an appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group had been detained since Nov&nbsp;1 last year after being accused of possessing 6,059 Yaba pills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Wednesday, the court dismissed the prosecution\u2019s sixth attempt to extend the appeal deadline.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eda Ezrin and Nur Aida Mamat were transported from Sungai Golok in an immigration van at 6 pm after completing documentation at the Thai immigration office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212; 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