KUALA LUMPUR: An Umno division chief here was arrested after he tested positive for drugs following a raid at a karaoke.
The suspect was detained at the karaoke joint on Jalan Imbi here at around 2am on Monday (April 2).
The joint operations were carried out by police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission after an anonymous tip-off that the outlet had been running without proper licensing.
Sources said a urine test was conducted on the suspect which came back positive for methamphetamine (syabu) and amphetamine.
The source revealed that during the raid, 10 people including two women, were in the karaoke room.
The division chief was brought to the Dang Wangi police headquarters for further action.
He was later released on bail and the case is being investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
The suspect was detained at the karaoke joint on Jalan Imbi here at around 2am on Monday (April 2).
The joint operations were carried out by police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission after an anonymous tip-off that the outlet had been running without proper licensing.
Sources said a urine test was conducted on the suspect which came back positive for methamphetamine (syabu) and amphetamine.
The source revealed that during the raid, 10 people including two women, were in the karaoke room.
The division chief was brought to the Dang Wangi police headquarters for further action.
He was later released on bail and the case is being investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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