5 civil servants detained for drug possession


TEN individuals including five civil servants were arrested in Ops Noda for possessing drugs in an entertainment outlet in Jalan Puchong on Friday.

Brickfields district police chief Amihizam Abdul Shukor said in the raid at 11.45pm, the five civil servants were in a room with various types of drugs, including methamphetamine, Erimin 5 pills and ganja.

“Urine screening tests carried out found that four of them tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, whereas the other tested positive for ketamine,” he said in a statement today.

He said the drugs estimated to be worth RM1,800 can be used to supply five to 10 drug users, and police are still carrying out investigations to determine the source of the drug supply.

Amihizam said police detained a local man who is the caretaker of the centre, as well as three Bangladeshi men and a Vietnamese waitress.

He also said all individuals have been remanded for three days beginning yesterday. – Bernama, October 30, 2022.


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