JOHOR BARU: A dispute over alleged drug debts resulted in the death of a 23-year-old, who was found covered in blood on the ground floor of an apartment in Masai Jaya 2.

       Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said that police have arrested three men aged 20 to 33 to assist in investigations.

       “So far we believe that the suspects had a dispute with the victim over some old debts involving the purchase of syabu, which resulted in a fight.

       “The victim fell from the second floor of the apartment,” he said, adding that the incident occurred at 1am on Sunday.

       “All those arrested have a criminal record,” he told reporters after hosting a state-level police Hari Raya celebration here yesterday.

       In an unrelated case, Comm Kamarul Zaman said four people including a woman were arrested in connection with a robbery case which occurred end of April.

       He said police have also recovered almost S$42,000 (RM132,000) of the stolen loot which was kept in biscuit tins.

       He said the suspects, aged 30 to 42, were arrested in a series of raids on May 23.

       All have been remanded.

       In the April 29 incident, two suspects on motorcycles robbed two employees of a money changer who were transporting S$110,000 (RM345,730) to the bank.

       “During the 10.10am incident, the armed robbers slashed the hand of one of the victims who had to have 37 stitches,” Comm Kamarul Zaman said.

       In another unrelated case, a woman in her 40s lost almost RM500,000 in a love scam.

       Comm Kamarul Zaman said that the woman, who is still single, had transferred money at least 20 times into 15 different accounts since meeting her “lover” last year.