PENDANG: Four men were arrested after their car skidded into a drain while fleeing police in Jalan Kampung Bendang Raja, Kubur Panjang, here yesterday.
In the 6.30pm incident, the Proton Persona carrying the four suspects, aged between 33 and 51, failed to stop when ordered by police.
District police chief Superintendent Rodzi Abu Hassan said the driver sped off and swerved into a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) from the Pendang police headquarters’ Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department, causing the two vehicles to graze each other before the car skidded into a drain on the left side of the road.
He said checks found all four local men injured, and they were taken to Pendang Hospital for treatment.
“Further checks on the suspects and their vehicle uncovered six transparent plastic packets of various sizes suspected to contain syabu and one transparent plastic packet suspected to contain heroin,” he said in a statement today.
Rodzi said background checks showed the 48-year-old suspect had a criminal record with 15 prior offences, while the 51-year-old had five.
The other two suspects, aged 34 and 33, had two prior criminal offences each, he added.
“Initial urine screening tests found all of them positive for amphetamine, methamphetamine and morphine.
“Three suspects have been remanded for four days from today until Nov 15 under Section 117 of the Criminal Procedure Code to assist in the investigation, while the remaining suspect was released on police bail due to health reasons,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 39A(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, Section 186 of the Penal Code, and Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987.