Malaysia

Cops confirm Malaysian nabbed in Batam for links to meth lab

However, they deny suspect is police officer, as claimed in recent viral news clip

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 15 Aug 2022 11:49PM

Cops confirm Malaysian nabbed in Batam for links to meth lab
Malaysian police say the man arrested by Indonesian authorities over suspected links to a syabu processing laboratory in Batam has two criminal records related to violence and impersonating police. – Wikipedia pic, August 15, 2022 

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

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