KUALA LUMPUR – The Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) has confirmed that a Malaysian man was arrested by the Indonesian National Narcotics Agency last month over suspected links to a syabu processing laboratory in Batam.
RMP corporate communications head A. Skandaguru said, however, that the suspect was not a police officer as claimed in a TVOneNews video that went viral on YouTube about his arrest.
“The result of the review found that the detained suspect has never served as a police officer, police volunteer or auxiliary police.
“Records also confirm that the suspect has two criminal records related to violence and impersonating police,” he said in a statement tonight.
According to him, the RMP is cooperating with the Indonesian authorities regarding the case and is ready to channel any necessary information to combat narcotics crime.
Earlier, a video had gone viral on social media about the arrest of three male suspects, one being a Malaysian citizen and alleged to be a police officer. – Bernama, August 15, 2022
