SEREMBAN: Police have arrested three of the six trainees who escaped from the Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (Puspen) in Jelebu two days ago.
Jelebu OCPD Supt Azizan Said said the three men, two aged 36 years old and a 42-year-old, were apprehended along Jalan Kongkoi at around noon Thursday (June 19).
"So far, four of the escapees have been caught. We are still tracking down the remaining two, identified as V. Manimaran, 38, whose last known address is in Taman Seri Bernam, Selangor, and K. Mohanarajh, 25, from Taman Bertuah, Perak," he said in a statement Thursday.
On Wednesday (June 18), another 35-year-old escapee was arrested within 24 hours of the incident near the Rotan Titi Cane factory in Kongkoi, about 5km from the centre.
Police received a report about the escape at around 1am and immediately launched an operation with the assistance of sniffer dogs and personnel from the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) Jelebu.
The case is being investigated under Sections 223 and 224 of the Penal Code. - Bernama
