SANDAKAN, Aug 22 — The police have confirmed that a 30-second video that went viral today involved an operation to detain a vehicle driven by an alleged drug trafficker.
Sandakan district police chief ACP Abdul Fuad Abdul Malek said the incident occurred in the parking area of the Sungai Manila people’s housing programme near here at around 11.15pm and involved five police personnel who tried to detain a grey Perodua Kenari.
“The suspect acted aggressively and almost rammed a police personnel, forcing them to shot the vehicle’s tyre to stop the vehicle.
“While other police personnel tried to to break the front windscreen of the vehicle with their walkie talkies, damaging it,” he said in a statement tonight.
He said the suspect escaped using the same vehicle but it was found by the roadside around two kilometres from the incident location.
Abdul Fuad asked those with information about the case to contact investigating officer ASP R Jas Dewd at 013-3598455.
The viral video showed the Perodua Kenari managing to escape by ramming the barrier of the parking area, evading capture by a four-wheel drive vehicle and a sedan car.
After escaping, five men, who are understood to be the police, got into the four-wheel drive vehicle and sedan before chasing after the suspect. — Bernama
