Several Ipoh police officers and personnel suspended after prohibited items including drugs and weapons found in lock-up.
KUALA LUMPUR: Several police officers and personnel have been suspended following the discovery of prohibited items at the Ipoh district police headquarters (IPD) lock-up recently, said Inspector-General of Police Datuk Seri Mohd Khalid Ismail.
He said the action was taken after investigations found there had been “lapses” that allowed several prohibited items to be found in the lock-up.
“So, I have taken immediate action by directing the OCPD to conduct an investigation and suspend the officers and personnel involved.
“Further action will be taken together with the Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department and several related departments to ensure this does not happen again,” he said at a press conference here today.
Earlier, the media reported that a surprise inspection conducted by the Integrity and Standards Compliance Department of the Perak police contingent headquarters uncovered various prohibited items, including drugs, mobile phones and sharp weapons, in a lock-up cell at the Ipoh IPD Sentral Police Station last Tuesday following a public tip-off.
Meanwhile, Mohd Khalid said police had arrested 35 individuals in connection with the activities of a Singapore-based illegal moneylending syndicate that used food delivery riders to harass defaulters.
He said those arrested were Malaysians, including food delivery riders and suspects who allowed their bank accounts to be used as mule accounts by the syndicate.
According to him, joint operations with Singapore police to investigate and curb the syndicate’s activities are still ongoing.
The media had previously reported that the syndicate allegedly used Malaysian delivery riders to send certain items, including pork products, to Muslim borrowers in Singapore who failed to repay loans as a form of intimidation.
