{
  "id": 11590847,
  "title": "Army officer held with firearm, bullets after positive ketum test",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/army-officer-held-with-firearm-bullets-after-positive-ketum-test",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T03:23:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/10/1546645/army-officer-held-firearm-bullets-after-positive-ketum-test"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Malaysian Army has announced the arrest of an officer who tested positive for ketum, a substance often used in drug testing, on Monday. The individual was apprehended at a public university with a firearm, bullets, and a liquid suspected to be an illegal substance in his possession. The officer is currently in police custody for further investigation, and his urine sample is awaiting laboratory analysis. Following the arrest, the army conducted a thorough inspection of its armories, which confirmed that all weapons and ammunition were accounted for, with none missing from the inventory. The army has pledged to cooperate with police and take appropriate action once the investigation results are confirmed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Army officer arrested at public university with firearm, preliminary test positive for ketum compound",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/army-officer-arrested-at-public-university-with-firearm-preliminary",
        "published": "2026-10-03T04:29:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}