KUALA LUMPUR: A man believed to be driving under the influence of drugs was arrested when he tried to ram a police roadblock in Desa Jaya, Gombak here last night.
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The 45-year-old was ordered by police to stop his vehicle on the side of the road for further inspection at the roadblock at 12.45am but he sped off instead.
Gombak district police chief Arifai Tarawe said police then gave chase as the man drove his vehicle to the Perdana Puri residential area, about 300m from the roadblock.
“However, the suspect then did a U-turn and sped towards the same roadblock, almost hitting an on-duty policeman,” he said in a statement today.
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He said the man then stopped his car abruptly before reversing the vehicle and hitting the road divider near the roadblock, enabling police to detain him.
Further checks revealed that the man had chalked up 11 cases in his criminal record, most of them related to drugs and one connected to theft.
“A urine test was conducted on the suspect and it turned out positive for drugs. The suspect is being remanded for seven days from today,” he added.- BERNAMA