Ipoh: Police have arrested a local man suspected of stealing cables belonging to Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) along the railway track at Kilometre 181.9 near Jalan Tun Perak yesterday.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Ipoh District Police chief ACP Muhammad Najib Hamzah stated that the arrest at 4.30 pm was conducted by KTMB auxiliary police in collaboration with personnel from the Ipoh District Police Headquarters (IPD) during a routine patrol.
The suspect reportedly acted aggressively and attempted to flee, but was successfully apprehended. Law enforcement officials seized a plastic bag containing three rolls of cable believed to belong to KTMB. A subsequent urine test on the suspect returned positive for methamphetamine, and checks disclosed that he has seven criminal records and 15 drug-related records.
The 39-year-old suspect has been remanded for three days to aid investigations under Section 66 of the Railways Act 1991.