JELI: A firefighter was among two men arrested after they were found to be in possession of 850kg of ketum leaves in Kampung Rabbana, here.
Jeli District Police Chief Supt Ahmad Ariffin said the 30-year-old firefighter was arrested along with his friend while taking a Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) van through a roadblock from Grik to Jeli on Thursday morning.
“Eighty-five black bags containing ketum leaves, each weighing 10kg with an estimated worth of RM8,500 were found in the van,” he told a press conference at the Jeli District Police Headquarters, yesterday, Bernama reported.
Ahmad said the two suspects were remanded from Oct 27 to Nov 1 for further investigation.
“Both suspects tested negative for drugs and are believed to have committed the act several times using the same modus operandi since early October with wages of RM3,000 per trip,” he said.
In KUALA LUMPUR, a total of 20 transgender were arrested by the Enforcement Division of the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) during a raid under Ops Bersepadu at an entertainment centre in the capital on Saturday.
Dang Wangi OCPD ACP Noor Dellhan Yahaya said all of them, aged between 22 and 34, were released on bail.
“During the operation two men, aged 27 and 29, were also arrested after testing positive for tetrahydrocannabinol,” he added.