IPOH: An 11-year-old girl was admitted to hospital after showing serious side effects from eating chocolate biscuits suspected to be laced with cannabis.
Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said police received a report at 10.26pm yesterday from a medical assistant at the Lawin Health Clinic in Gerik after the victim suffered shortness of breath, dizziness and nausea after eating biscuits made by her father.
"Investigations found that the victim had eaten biscuits suspected to be mixed with cannabis which caused her to experience shortness of breath, dizziness and nausea.
"The victim was taken to Gerik Hospital and later referred to Taiping Hospital for examination and further treatment," he said today.
Yusri said the victim, who was taken to hospital by her father, was in stable condition.
He said a urine test to determine whether she was positive for cannabis could not be done yet to prioritise her treatment.
He said police had arrested the victim's 38-year-old father, a rubber tapper.
The suspect's urine test came back positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
THC is a psychoactive component and one of the 113 cannabinoids identified in the cannabis plant.
The suspect has been remanded until June 3 from today for investigations under Section 31(1)(a) of the Child Act 2001 and Section 15(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.
Yusri advised the public not to speculate about the case.