Cops catch man high on drugs trying to evade roadblock

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 29-year-old man was arrested for trying to evade a roadblock in KM35 Jalan Johor Baru-Gelang Patah-Pendas, here.

Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said that initial investigation later revealed that the suspect was positive for drugs and was trying to run away after seeing the roadblock.

"The incident occurred around midnight and the suspect had made a dangerous U-turn to avoid going through the roadblock.

"The suspect was driving in an SUV that was later apprehended about 1.3km from where the roadblock was," he said in a statement here on Sunday (Feb 6).

He added that inspection inside the vehicle found nothing, and the driver tested positive for ganja.

The suspect was currently under remand to help investigations under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for taking drugs.

Meanwhile, on the operation, ACP Dzulkhairi informed that a total of 116 summonses were issued during the roadblocks that started at 4pm Saturday (Feb 5) until 2am on Sunday (Feb 6).

"A total of 160 individuals and 127 vehicles were inspected under the ‘Ops Selamat 17’ road safety campaign," he said.

The summons consists of various offences such as illegal modification, no driving licences, registration number errors and no vehicle insurance.