Two men held with 540 packets of ketum juice in Kuantan
KUANTAN: Two men were arrested on suspicion of processing ketum juice at a house in Jaya Gading here yesterday.
KUANTAN - Two men have been apprehended for alleged ketum juice processing at a residence in Jaya Gading, Kuantan, according to police reports. The General Operations Force (GOF) executed a raid at 2pm and recovered 540 packets of ketum juice, along with three sacks containing ketum leaves and several kitchen appliances. Senior Assistant Commissioner Datuk Ahmad Radzi Hussain of GOF Southeast Brigade revealed that the operation was conducted as part of Operation Taring Mitra, following the monitoring of the location.
The team observed a Proton Saga vehicle approaching the house and intervened when two men exited the car. Authorities seized 33kg of ketum leaves, valued at approximately RM17,520, and detained the suspects for further investigation. They allegedly sourced ketum leaves from outside Pahang and processed the juice within the house prior to selling it.
The suspects are being held under Section 30(3) of the Poisons Act 1952, which can result in a maximum penalty of RM100,000 in fines, imprisonment for up to five years or both.
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