Policeman seriously injured in machete attack during anti-drug raid in Kelantan
A POLICE corporal was seriously injured after being attacked with a machete by a suspected drug offender during an anti-narcotics raid in Kampung Lalang Pepuyu in Tanah Meran, Kelantan on Saturday. Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said t...
A 37-year-old police corporal in Kelantan suffered a fractured left hand when he was attacked with a machete during an anti-drug operation. The incident occurred on Saturday in Tanah Merah, Kampung Lalang Pepuyu, when police raided a house. The local male suspect, believed to be in his 30s, fled while carrying a machete. Officers pursued him but he became aggressive, swinging the machete at them and injuring the officer before he was apprehended.
The police recovered a 35cm machete, suspected yaba pills, and a bottle of liquid believed to be kratom water. The suspect had six prior drug-related offenses. The case is being investigated under Sections 307, 324, 12(2), and 30(3) of various Malaysian laws. The suspect will face court to obtain a remand order. The operation, Ops Tapis Bersepadu Sempadan, aimed to curb drug smuggling and distribution along the Malaysia-Thailand border.
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