A 16km police chase ended with a couple being arrested after the car they were travelling in crashed by the roadside at Jalan Kampung Sungai Tengas, Kulim, on Wednesday.
The incident happened at about noon when the 27-year-old man, who was driving a blue Honda Ferio with his 24-year-old girlfriend as a passenger, allegedly attempted to flee after spotting police conducting checks.
The car eventually skidded off the road, allowing officers to apprehend the woman, while the driver fled into a nearby forest in an attempt to escape.
However, his escape attempt was unsuccessful as pursuing officers managed to track him down and make the arrest.
Kulim district police chief Superintendent Syamsul Sinring said police received information about the chase from Mobile Patrol Vehicle (MPV) personnel at around noon.
He said an MPV from the Kulim district police headquarters (IPD) then instructed another patrol unit to provide assistance in pursuing the vehicle until both suspects were arrested.
A subsequent search uncovered nine transparent plastic packets containing 51g of suspected methamphetamine, along with two cartridges containing five millilitres of liquid suspected to be ketamine.
“Urine screening tests on both suspects also returned positive results for methamphetamine,” he said.
Syamsul said preliminary investigations found that the male suspect admitted to fleeing because he was in possession of the drugs, which were allegedly intended for sale in the Selama district of Perak.
Both suspects, who are believed to be in a romantic relationship, have previous records involving drug-related and criminal offences, with nine and 11 records respectively.
