14 arrested, 10 test positive for drugs in Temerloh R&R operation
TEMERLOH: Fourteen people were arrested, including 10 men who tested positive for methamphetamine, during an integrated multi-agency operation at the Temerloh Rest and Recreation (R&R) stop along the East Coast Expressway last night.
In a coordinated multi-agency operation in Temerloh, Pahang, authorities arrested 14 individuals, including 10 men who tested positive for methamphetamine, during a four-hour operation last night. The operation, which also involved 388 people and inspections of 371 vehicles, resulted in 139 summonses being issued. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Nasyim Bahron revealed that three men were arrested by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department after testing positive for methamphetamine, while seven men were identified by the National Anti-Drug Agency as positive for the same drug.
The most common offences recorded were non-compliant registration number plates (45 summonses), speeding (43 summonses), and expired motor vehicle licences (12 summonses).
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