Two Singaporeans among eight people arrested during KL hotel raid following drug-related activities
Two Singaporeans were among eight people arrested following a police raid at a five-star hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, following an alleged drug-fuelled party on Sunday (24 May).
According to the Straits Times, the Brickfields Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) conducted a raid at the hotel at 4am.
Source: Bernama
Police confirmed the operation came after a 31-year-old Malaysian man was brought unconscious from the hotel along Jalan Stesen Sentral and later died at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL).
Officers arrested eight individuals, including two Malaysians, two Singaporeans, a Hong Konger, a Vietnamese, an Indonesian, and a Chinese national.
Authorities seized a transparent packet containing 1.5g of ketamine and three suspected ecstasy pills weighing 0.7g, with a total estimated value of RM225 (S$72).
Cause of death pending laboratory results
According to The Star, the deceased had been carried down from the hotel by a friend at about 3.10am.
An autopsy was conducted at HKL at 9.30am, with laboratory results pending to determine the cause of death.
At this stage, the case is classified as a sudden death report.
Suspects remanded for investigation
All eight suspects have been remanded in police custody for three days to assist with the investigation.
Source: Curtin University, for illustration purposes only.
The case is being investigated under Section 12(2) and Section 15(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
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Featured image adapted from Curtin University, for illustration purposes only, and Bernama.
