PASIR MAS – A male detainee who escaped from the Pasir Mas Court lockup was apprehended at about 2.30pm yesterday.
Pasir Mas police chief Kama Azural Mohamed said the detainee, Muhammad Hasenan Mohd Hashim, 32, was tracked down and re-arrested by the Pasir Mas Criminal Investigation Department Intelligence and Operations Division officer and several Pasir Mas police station task force members.
“The fugitive was found in his aunt’s house in Kg Kubang Badak here, within 5km from the court and we are conducting further investigations,” he said in a statement here yesterday.
According to Kama Azural the police received a call at 10.45am about the detainee’s escape that occurred 10 minutes prior while he was being taken from his cell.
“He was uncuffed and immediately ran towards the front gate of the court before escaping near Rumah Dodol Pasir Mas,” he said, adding that the fugitive had been arrested on Jan 25 under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, and also for being wanted for a case involving Section 39C(1) of the same Act.
The suspect was in the process of being brought to court to be charged when he escaped and subsequently, an operation was conducted that involved 11 roadblocks that began at 11.30am involving all police personnel and he was apprehended at about 2.30 pm, he added. – January 29, 2024