KOTA BARU – A 3-year-old boy from Kg Sri Bintang, Kuala Krai, near here was in critical condition after drugs were found inside his body yesterday.
Kelantan acting police chief Datuk Muhamad Zaki Harun said a doctor lodged a report at 5am yesterday after examinations were conducted on the boy, who was brought to Sultan Ismail Petra Hospital in Kuala Krai by his 36-year-old mother.
He said, following the incident, police detained the victim’s uncle, a 30-year-old drug addict, at 10pm yesterday to assist the investigation.
Zaki said that the drugs inside the victim’s body were suspected to be methamphetamines based on a urine test.
“The child was then sent to Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital Kota Baru for further treatment due to his critical condition,” he told reporters after attending the monthly assembly at the Kelantan police contingent headquarters here today.
Zaki said police believed that the victim was brought to a drug den while in the care of his uncle.
“Police are investigating whether the child was given drugs or left unattended, causing him to be exposed to drugs,” he said, adding it was the first time such a case had happened in the state.
“Police are in the process of obtaining a remand order against the suspect and the case will be investigated under Section 31 (1) (a) of the Child Act 2001,” he said. – Bernama, June 20, 2022
