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Perlis cops recapture two Bukit Chabang rehab centre escapees

Padang Besar chief Mohd Shokri Abdullah says detainees recovered in Chuping

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 09 May 2022 5:40PM

Perlis cops recapture two Bukit Chabang rehab centre escapees
Padang Besar police chief Mohd Shokri Abdullah says the inmates are being held in the Padang Besar police station lock-up, having been rearrested. – The Vibes file pic, May 9, 2022

KANGAR – Two inmates from the Bukit Chabang drug rehabilitation centre who escaped on Saturday have been rearrested today.

Padang Besar police chief Mohd Shokri Abdullah said both male detainees were apprehended in front of a factory in Chuping at 1pm. 

“When captured, the two escapees aged 51 and 44 were still in their dark tracksuit pants but had put on different shirts,” he said in a statement today.

He said both inmates are now being held in the Padang Besar police station lock-up.

Yesterday, it was reported that the Padang Besar police headquarters had launched Op Tutup to track down the two men involved. – Bernama, May 9, 2022

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