PENAMPANG: The police arrested two local men aged 22 and 40 and seized 30 litres of suspected ketum drink in a raid on a car workshop in Putatan.
During the operation, officers from the district's Narcotics Criminal Investigation Division also discovered a packet containing 3.28kg of green powder believed to be ketum.
Both suspects tested negative for drugs, and police confirmed they had no prior criminal records.
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District police chief Supt Sammy Newton urged the public to report any information related to drug offences.
