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Authorities dismiss Bangi escape rumour after four drug rehabilitation inmates rearrested in Perak

Malaysia Times desk Original: Malay Mail 7/30 11:55 X
Authorities dismiss Bangi escape rumour after four drug rehabilitation inmates rearrested in Perak
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KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 — The National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) has confirmed that four inmates from the Perlop Narcotics Addiction Rehabilitation Centre (Puspen) in Perak, who...

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AADK director-general Datuk Ruslin Jusoh said all four were detained in the Sungai Siput district with the cooperation of the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) and local villagers.

Following the arrests, he dismissed a viral message claiming that the inmates were in the Bandar Baru Bangi area in Selangor and posed a danger to the public, which had caused concern among residents there.

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Malay Mail
Originally published
Jul 30, 2026
Updated here
Aug 15, 2026
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