Police nab foreign duo caught after high-speed chase, seize meth

PONTIAN: An attempt by two foreigners to evade a police inspection failed when they were apprehended following a 15-kilometre chase, leading to the seizure of drugs believed to be methamphetamine last night.

District police chief, Superintendent Mohammad Shofee Tayib, said the incident occurred at about 10pm when the driver of a car refused to stop after being ordered to pull over by a police mobile patrol unit along Jalan Kampung Parit Haji Othman, Seri Bunian, for inspection.

He said the driver ignored the order and instead sped off towards Jalan Kampung Tenggayon, prompting a police pursuit that stretched for approximately 15 kilometres.

“Police managed to stop the vehicle at the traffic lights along Jalan Sungai Gurap.

“Upon inspection, the car was found to be driven by a male foreigner, accompanied by a female passenger, also a foreign national,” he said in a statement today.

Mohammad Shofee said further checks led to the discovery of two transparent plastic packets believed to contain methamphetamine, weighing 7.94g and 0.65g, inside the suspects’ vehicle.

He added that both suspects failed to produce any valid identification documents.

The case is being investigated under the Penal Code, the Immigration Act, the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and the Road Transport Act 1987.

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