Suspect with nearly 2.8 tonnes of ketum leaves nabbed in Jeli


Supt Saari (centre) and his officers with the seized ketum leaves. – BERNAMApic

JELI: Police have arrested a man with 2,790kg of ketum leaves at Jalan Batu 13 on the East-West Highway near Kampung Batu Melintang here.

Jeli OCPD Supt Saari Yaacob said the 29-year-old suspect was arrested at a roadblock at 6.15pm on Thursday (Feb 20) by a Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department team and a patrol car unit.

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