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GEORGE TOWN – Some 20 individuals have been arrested following a 12.30am raid today on an alleged “wild party” in Taman Shar Hill in Bukit Gambir.
Police have nabbed 13 men and seven women, aged between 17 and 25, believed to be friends working in the manufacturing sector as well as food delivery.
They said in a statement that initial investigation found that the group rented a bungalow via Facebook for RM800 a day for their party.
CID chief SAC Rahimi Ra’ais said police seized drugs, condoms, and audio equipment while 12 men and five women tested positive for methamphetamines.
The 20 individuals were brought to court here and remanded for four days until August 4 to facilitate investigations.
Aside from criminal charges, he said the group will be investigated for movement control order and standard operating procedure violation.
“We welcome public tip-offs on wild parties as well as other criminal activities.”
In Lumut, Perak, seven individuals, including an Indonesian woman were fined RM4,000 each for violating SOPs at a condominium here early this morning.
Manjung district police chief Nor Omar Sappi said the individuals, comprising nine men and eight women aged 19 to 48, were found at a party at about 1.15am.
He said the raid was the result of a public tip-off, and police also found a 35-year-old Indonesian woman without valid travel documents. She was detained under Section 269 of the Penal Code and Section 6(1)(C) of the Immigration Act 1959/1963.
“Compounds were issued against 16 local individuals for organising a public gathering with no physical distancing under Regulation 16 of the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures Within the Infected Local Areas) 2021.
“The condominium unit was rented at a price of RM350 for one night. All the individuals involved were later arrested and brought back to the Manjung district police headquarters for further investigation,” he said in a statement here today.
Nor Omar said three men and two women from the group tested positive for methamphetamines and the case is being investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. – The Vibes, August 1, 2021
