KANGAR – Police have launched a manhunt for two inmates who escaped from a drug rehabilitation centre (Puspen) in Bukit Chabang, Beseri, yesterday.
Padang Besar district police chief Mohd Shokri Abudullah said the two inmates are aged 51 and 44.
One of them was last seen wearing a yellow shirt and dark-coloured track suit, while the other in white shirt and dark-coloured track suit, he said in a statement today.
He said police received a report on the escape from Puspen yesterday, following which an operation, that also involved members from the Perlis National Anti-Drug Agency, was launched to track down the two inmates.
Police, assisted by the General Operations Force, mounted three roadblocks, he added.
He urged those with information on the two inmates or their whereabouts to call 04-949-2222 or 04-949-1481. – Bernama, May 8, 2022
