BUTTERWORTH: Three Vietnamese women were among 11 individuals detained when police raided a wild birthday party at a condominium along Jalan Lestari here last night.
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Besides the three women, eight other men, aged between 19 and 35, were also nabbed in the 11pm raid after police received complaints of loud noises from the 19th floor unit.
State Criminal Investigations Department chief Senior Assistant Commissioner Rahimi Ra’ais said initial investigations revealed the unit was rented by two men and the three women. Two of the men and women were lovers.
“We raided the premises after receiving complaints of loud noises from the unit, and during checks, found they had just finished cutting the birthday cake and were partying with loud music.
“The birthday party was hosted by one of the men renting the unit to celebrate his 22-year-old girl friend’s birthday. He then contacted his seven friends to join,” he said today.
Further investigations revealed the two men who rented the unit had befriended the three Vietnamese women while visiting entertainment centres before they ended up as couples and moved in together.
Rahimi said the unit was rented for RM1,450 per month, and those detained were working in factories, pet-shops and in the frozen items industry.
No drugs were found inside the unit during the raid.
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“However, urine tests on six of the men came back positive for methaphetamine while one of the Vietnamese woman, ketamine,” he said, adding that police seized speakers, balloons and other birthday decorations.
Rahimi said all the 11 have been remanded to assist investigations under Section 269 of the Penal Code and Section 15(1) of the Dangerous Drug Act 1952.
“We will not compromise with anyone who flouts the standard operating procedures (SOP) to stop the spread of Covid-19. We urge the people to continue alerting the police on such incidents, so we can act accordingly,” he added.
On Aug 1, police nabbed 20 individuals, including seven women, also participating in a wild party during a raid at a rented bungalow in Taman Star Hill, Bukit Gambir here about 12.30am.
The 20 individuals, aged between 17 and 25, were all friends, and investigations revealed they were working in factories as well as in the food delivery industry.
Further investigations revealed they had rented the bungalow for a day at RM800 through Facebook to party.
During the raid, police also found syabu, condoms as well as audio equipment.
Urine tests on 12 men and five women came back positive for methaphetamine.-NST