MELAKA: Police arrested four men for suspected drug trafficking in two raids around Melaka Tengah last Wednesday (Jan 28). Melaka Tengah OCPD Asst Comm Christopher Patit said that two men, 31 and 35, were arrested during the first raid in Tanjung Minyak while another two men, in their 30s, were arrested in an oil palm plantation in Krubong from 1pm to 4pm. "Further checks on a house in Taman Bertam Setia following the first raid led to the discovery of 21 plastic packets filled with 26.68gm of heroin. All suspects tested negative for drugs, he said, and have been remanded for seven days from Thursday this Wednesday, he said. The case is being investigated under Section 38B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, he added.

Source: The Star February 02, 2026 14:39 UTC