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Malay Mail
a day ago
- Malay Mail
Cops arrest three more Jelebu rehab escapees; two still at large
SEREMBAN, June 19 — Police have arrested three of the six trainees who escaped from the Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (Puspen) in Jelebu two days ago. Jelebu police chief Supt Azizan Said said the three men, two aged 36 and one aged 42, were apprehended along Jalan Kongkoi at around noon today. 'So far, four of the escapees have been caught. We are still tracking down the remaining two, identified as V. Manimaran, 38, whose last known address is in Taman Seri Bernam, Selangor, and K. Mohanarajh, 25, from Taman Bertuah, Perak,' he said in a statement today. Yesterday, another 35-year-old escapee was arrested within 24 hours of the incident near the Rotan Titi Cane factory in Kongkoi, about five kilometres from the centre. Police received a report about the escape at around 1am and immediately launched an operation with the assistance of sniffer dogs and personnel from the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) Jelebu. The case is being investigated under Sections 223 and 224 of the Penal Code. — Bernama


Free Malaysia Today
2 days ago
- Free Malaysia Today
Cops hunt for 5 who escaped from rehab centre in Jelebu
The five at large were among six trainees who escaped from the narcotics addiction rehabilitation centre in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, yesterday morning. PETALING JAYA : Police are searching for five of six trainees who escaped from the narcotics addiction rehabilitation (Puspen) centre in Jelebu, Negeri Sembilan, yesterday morning. Jelebu police chief Azizan Said said a report on the escapees, aged between 25 and 42, was lodged at 1am. He said one of them, a 35-year-old man, was recaptured within 24 hours near a factory at Kongkoi, Jelebu, some 5km from the centre. 'Police have launched an operation to track down the remaining escapees, with the assistance of the K9 unit from the Negeri Sembilan police headquarters and officers from the Jelebu branch of the National Anti-Drugs Agency,' Bernama reported him as saying. Azizan said the trainees still at large were P Tinogaran, 36, whose last known address is Apartment Taman Sentosa in Perak; G Vinaiyetiran, 36, from Taman Munsyi Ibrahim in Johor; V Manimaran, 38, from Taman Seri Bernam in Selangor; S Bala Ganes, 42, from Bandar Baru Sultan Suleiman, Selangor; and K Mohanarajh, 25, from Taman Bertuah in Perak. He urged members of the public with information to contact the nearest police station or the Jelebu police headquarters at 06-613 6222 or 06-613 7999. The case is being investigated under Sections 223 and 224 of the Penal Code for escape from confinement and resistance to lawful apprehension.


Malay Mail
2 days ago
- Malay Mail
Police recapture one, launch manhunt for five other escapees from Jelebu drug rehab centre
SEREMBAN, June 18 — Police are searching for five of six trainees who escaped from the Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (PUSPEN) in Jelebu near here yesterday morning. Jelebu police chief Supt Azizan Said said a report on the incident involving male trainees, aged between 25 and 42, was lodged at 1 am. He said one of the escapees, a 35-year-old man, was recaptured within 24 hours near the Rotan Titi Cane factory in Kongkoi, Jelebu, some five kilometres from the centre. 'Police have launched an operation to track down and arrest the remaining escapees, with the assistance of the K9 Unit from the Negeri Sembilan contingent police headquarters and officers from the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) Jelebu. 'The trainees still at large are P. Tinogaran, 36, last known address Apartment Taman Sentosa, Perak; G. Vinaiyetiran, 36, Taman Munsyi Ibrahim, Johor; V. Manimaran, 38, Taman Seri Bernam, Selangor; S. Bala Ganes, 42, Bandar Baru Sultan Suleiman, Selangor; and K. Mohanarajh, 25, Taman Bertuah, Perak,' he said in a statement today. He urged the public to provide any information to assist the investigation by contacting the nearest police station or the Jelebu district police headquarters at 06-613 6222 or 06-613 7999. Azizan said the case is being investigated under Sections 223 and 224 of the Penal Code. — Bernama