Ex-civil servant comes ketum-bling down


End of the line: Comm Ayob showing the press the arrested suspects and seized items from a raid at the Johor Police Headquarters. — Bernama

JOHOR BARU: The arrest of a lorry driver led the police to the discovery of a large ketum-processing syndicate headed by a former civil servant, which has raked in millions of ringgit since 2017.

Outgoing Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the police had flagged down a lorry ferrying fruits from a northern state during an operation at the Simpang Renggam rest area along the North-South Expressway at around 8.30pm last Tuesday.

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