Fugitive drug suspect rearrested within hours of escape

By FARIK ZOLKEPLI

KUALA LUMPUR: A 45-year-old suspect in a narcotics case escaped police custody on the way to court but was found and rearrested within four hours.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the incident occurred at about 9.40am on Tuesday (July 11).

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