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Man nabbed with 60kg of ketum leaves

TANJUNG MALIM: Police detained a man after he was found in possession of 60 kg of ketum leaves and 10-litre of ketum water during a raid at a house in Kampung Kelawar near here yesterday.

Muallim district police chief Supt Wan Kamarul Azran Wan Yusof said the 33-year-old suspect, who tested negative for drug, had a previous record for causing hurt.

The ketum water was found in two plastic containers, while the ketum leaves were in 12 black packages, he said in a statement here today.

He said the suspect was being detained for investigation under Section 30 (3) of the Poisons Act 1952.- Bernama

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