JOHOR BARU, Jan 23 — A foreign man who was detained over alleged drug possession died after complaining of shortness of breath early today. South Johor Baru (SJB) District...
JOHOR BARU, Jan 23 — A foreign man who was detained over alleged drug possession died after complaining of shortness of breath early today.
However, he said the individual who was investigated in accordance with Section 39A of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 suffered shortness of breath during the documentation process at the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division office of the SJB Police Headquarters at 1.20am.“However, the medical officer who provided treatment confirmed the individual’s death at 2.27am,” he said in a statement here.
He said the case was classified as sudden death following the post-mortem, and that the case would also be investigated by the Criminal Investigation Unit on Deaths in Custody from Bukit Aman.
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