A suspected female drug dealer died and her companion was seriously hurt after a police pursuit ended in a crash, with heroin found at the scene
ALOR SETAR: A suspected female drug dealer was killed and her companion seriously hurt when their Perodua Myvi skidded and crashed near the Land Office on Jalan Suka Menanti here last night.
Kota Setar police chief ACP Syed Basri Syed Ali said the crash happened at about 8.20 pm, killing the 33-year-old passenger at the scene and seriously injuring the 37-year-old driver.
“Officers on Op Gempur patrol in the area spotted the car carrying the two women acting suspiciously. Police pursued the vehicle before it crashed.
“A subsequent search found a plastic packet containing 210 grammes of a substance believed to be heroin,” he said in a statement today.
Syed Basri said the driver had 12 prior narcotics offences, while the woman who died had three drug records and one other criminal offence.
“The woman’s body was sent to the Forensic Department at Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital for further action, while her seriously injured companion is being treated at the same hospital.
“Investigations are underway under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987,” he said.
