Kuala lumpur: The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have confirmed that four of six individuals held by the Thai authorities over drug-related offences have been returned to Malaysia today. Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan confirmed when contacted by Bernama today that Mohd Affendi Ahmad, 35, Eridieka Mohd Noor, 33, Mohamad Alif Deraman, 33, and Zuhaira Nasrin, 26, returned to Malaysia this afternoon.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Kelantan police chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat stated that the four individuals were allowed to reunite with their families at 6.30 pm after spending approximately six hours providing their statements at the Kelantan contingent police headquarters today. It was also noted that they tested negative for drugs.

In a related development, it was mentioned that two of the six individuals, namely dikir barat singer Wan Norshaheeda Azlin Wan and Nur Aida Mamat, 33, were permitted to return to Malaysia yesterday. The group of six was initially arrested on November 1 for allegedly possessing 6,059 Yaba pills. They were subsequently released two days ago by the Narathiwat prison court after Thai prosecutors failed to present witnesses and evidence for the appeal against a previous court decision.