GEORGE TOWN: A 40-year-old suspected drug addict was found dead while in police custody, just 19 hours after he was detained at the state police headquarters lock-up here.
Penang deputy CID chief Asst Comm Mohd Nasir Salleh said R. Jamesh Ramesh was found unconscious when a policeman tried to wake him up at around 10.30am yesterday as they wanted to him take him to court for a remand order.
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