Eight men were arrested during a drug raid at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur after a guest there died on Sunday morning. Police arrested two locals and six foreigners, with ketamine and ecstasy pills seized from the suspects.
KUALA LUMPUR : Eight men were arrested in a drug raid at a five-star hotel after a guest there died on Sunday morning, Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Hoo Chang Hook said the raid was carried out following the report of the local man’s death at Kuala Lumpur Hospital’s emergency department, where he had been brought from the hotel.
ACP Hoo said acting on information received, a team from the Brickfields Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division , led by Insp Mohd Hanif, raided the hotel room occupied by the deceased at about 4am.
“Police arrested eight men comprising two locals and six foreigners, namely two Singaporeans and one each from Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia and China. “Police also seized a transparent plastic packet believed to contain 1.5g of ketamine and three ecstasy pills weighing 0.7g, with an estimated total value of RM225,” he said in a statement the same day. The case is being investigated under Section 12 and Section 15 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Commenting on the death, ACP Hoo said initial investigations revealed that the victim was brought down from the hotel room by his friend at about 3.10am after he lost consciousness before being taken to the emergency department at HKL.
“A post-mortem on the 31-year-old victim was conducted at 9.30am and we are still awaiting laboratory results on the cause of death. Follow us on our official
Kuala Lumpur Drug Raid Five-Star Hotel Ketamine Ecstasy Eight Men Arrested Post-Mortem Brickfields OCPD Asst Comm Hoo Chang Hook Brickfields Narcotics Criminal Investigation D Insp Mohd Hanif Kuala Lumpur Hospital Local Man’S Death Section 12(2) Section 15(1) Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 Official Website
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