Kuantan: Police arrested a married couple suspected of processing and selling ketum water at a house in Kampung Bukit Rangin here yesterday, with ketum leaves and related items seized valued at RM15,745. Kuantan police chief ACP Ashari Abu Samah said the couple, aged 52 and 62, were arrested during a raid at about 4 pm following information from the public.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, police seized 1,150 transparent plastic packets containing 187.5 kilograms of ketum leaves, as well as various items believed to have been used to produce ketum water. Ashari stated that investigations revealed the couple had been producing and selling an estimated 300 kg of ketum water a week at RM40 per 250-gramme packet. The operation is believed to have been running for more than a month.

Both suspects will be remanded for four days under Section 30(3) of the Poisons Act 1952.