Malaysia

Cops get five-day remand extension for Datuk’s son over cannabis farming

Police say initial order expired today, this follows failure to obtain one for his father

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 30 May 2022 4:59PM

Cops get five-day remand extension for Datuk’s son over cannabis farming
Bentong district police chief Zaiham Mohd Kahar says the first remand order on the suspect expired today and police obtained an extension from May 31 until June 4. – Pixabay pic, May 30, 2022

KUANTAN – The remand of a former diplomat’s son held in connection with cannabis cultivation in Janda Baik, Bentong has been extended by five days, said Bentong district police chief Zaiham Mohd Kahar. 

In a statement, he said the first remand order on the suspect expired today and police obtained an extension from May 31 until June 4.

On May 24, Pahang police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf confirmed that the 78-year-old former diplomat with the title of Datuk was nabbed on May 21 on suspicion of cultivating 102 cannabis plants in a village in Janda Baik. 

Police subsequently arrested his 53-year-old son in Shah Alam, Selangor on May 23.

The former diplomat was released on May 28 after police failed to get an extension of his remand order from the Bentong magistrates’ court. – Bernama, May 30, 2022

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