SERI ALAM: A 29-year-old former convict was arrested within an hour after he was suspected of robbing a foreigner in Taman Desa Cemerlang, Ulu Tiram near here on Friday night.
The suspect with five criminal records is also in the police wanted list for another offence.
District police chief Superintendent Mohd Sohaimi Ishak the suspect was on a motorcycle when he mugged a foreigner who was walking along Jalan Danau with his friend at 9pm.
After a brief struggle, he fled the scene with the victim's mobile phone on the motorcycle.
The victim sustained injuries to his elbows, right leg, and face.
An hour later, policemen from the Desa Cemerlang police station arrested the suspect near the crime scene.
Police seized a phone believed to have been stolen, motorcycle and three plastic packets of substances believed to be narcotics.
The suspect tested positive for methamphetamine and is being remanded to facilitate investigations for robbery. He is also expected to face drug charges.