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Cops Still Probing Drone Drug Smuggling Attempt

Aug 13, 2024

Police have questioned several prison officers, as part of their probe into a recent attempt to use a drone to smuggle drugs into Tapah Prison.  

Perak police chief Datuk Azizi Mat Aris says investigation is still ongoing/

He adds that for now, cops have yet to determine who the drugs were intended for, or who flew the drone. 

The drone was discovered on the roof of the prison, reportedly after it crashed when the drone operator lost control.  

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Perak police have also offered their assistance to authorities who are investigating the murder of a Johor school teacher, whose dismembered body was found in Melaka late last year. 

This, as the primary suspect was arrested in Chemor, Perak.  

Meanwhile, the victim’s husband has urged people to stop speculating on the motive for her murder, because it could hamper police investigations,  

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13 teenagers have pleaded not guilty to murder, over the death of a fellow student at the Lahad Datu Vocational College back in March. 

The 17-year-old victim was found dead in a college dorm room with bruises and injuries on his body. 

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A suspect has been remanded for seven days after he was arrested for allegedly stabbing and injuring two women at a surau in Kelana Jaya, Selangor last week,  

Another individual accused of sheltering the suspect has also been remanded. 

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The Election Commission has set September 28th as polling day for the Mahkota state assembly by-election in Johor.  

The seat was declared vacant following the death of its incumbent.