Crime & Courts

Fake it till you make it, or until you get caught

YAN: A man's attempt at faking a heart attack was foiled by officers from the National Anti Drugs Agency (AADK) at Kampung Mat Acheh, here, last night.

Claiming that he was lying on the floor in his room from a heart attack during a check by AADK, officers who managed to get the locked door open soon discovered that the man was simply faking to avoid capture.

Yan district AADK chief officer Mohamad Ramli said the 41-year-old eventually admitted he lied to avoid being arrested by the authorities.

Believed to be a drug addict, the man was detained for further action.

The check last night was part of an operation carried out in the district following complaints from members of the public, involving eight officers at Kampung Teluk Mat Acheh, Kampung Tengah Sungai Yan and Kampung Titi Teras.

In a statement today, Mohamad said that a 39-year-old woman as also arrested at her family home in Kampung Titi Teras.

The mother of two admitted she started using drugs when she was 20.

"Based on information from the public, the woman's house was frequented by a friend of her husband, who is also an individual under AADK monitoring, currently observing rehabilitation in the community.

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