KUANTAN: The remand of a former diplomat’s son held in reference to ganja cultivation in Janda Baik, Bentong has been extended by five days, mentioned Bentong district police chief Supt Zaiham Mohd Kahar.
In an announcement, he mentioned the primary remand order on the suspect expired on Monday (May 30) and police managed to get it extended from May 31 till June 4.
On May 24, Pahang police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf confirmed that the 78-year-old former diplomat with the title of “Datuk” was nabbed on May 21 on suspicion of cultivating 102 hashish vegetation in a village in Janda Baik.
Police subsequently arrested his 53-year-old son in Shah Alam, Selangor on May 23.
The former diplomat was launched on May 28 after police didn’t get an extension of his remand order from the Bentong Magistrate’s Court. – Bernama
