Perak cops bust interstate ketum distribution ring

By IVAN LOH

IPOH: Police have busted a syndicate actively distributing ketum leaves using a haulier lorry to criss-cross states.

Perak Tengah OCPD Supt Barudin Wariso said police first arrested a lorry driver when he made a stop in Bendang Sungai Kerang, Sungai Durian near Teluk Intan, on Friday at about 10.30pm.

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