Five men arrested for allegedly processing, selling ketum water


BALIK PULAU: Police arrested five men believed to be involved in the processing and selling of ketum water in a raid at a house in Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas here on Saturday (July 24).

According to a statement posted on the South West District Police Headquarters’ Facebook page, the five men aged 29 to 37 were arrested with 200 packets of processed ketum water and two black plastic bags containing ketum leaves weighing 10kg.

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