MUAR: A man in his late 30s has been arrested here for driving while under the influence of drugs and for obstructing public servants from discharging their duties.

       Muar OCPD Asst Comm Zaharudin Rasip said that the suspect sped up his car in an attempt to run away from the police when he was being checked by officers patrolling the area.

       “The incident took place at about 7.05pm on Friday (Aug 21) when patrol police were checking on the local man at Jalan Bakri. He then suddenly got into his car and attempted to run away from the police.

       “Police chased the suspect and instructed him to stop his vehicle. The suspect continued to speed up and made a dangerous U-turn, which resulted in a collision with another vehicle that was coming from the opposite direction,” he said.

       ACP Zaharudin said the suspect was later arrested and some 3.9g of drugs believed to be syabu was found on him.

       “He has been brought to the Muar police headquarters for further action. Urine test results of the suspect found that he tested positive for methamphetamine,” he said.

       He said the case is being investigated under Section 186 of the Penal Code for obstructing public servants in discharging their duties, Section 12(2) and Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for drug possession and addiction as well as Section 43(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987 for causing a road accident.