Eight men, including 2 Singaporeans, arrested in drug raid at KL hotel after guest dies

Kuala Lumpur police arrested eight men, including two Singaporeans, during a drug raid at a five-star hotel on May 24. The operation followed the death of a hotel guest, who was pronounced dead at Kuala Lumpur Hospital's emergency department.

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Police arrested eight men comprising two locals and six foreigners, namely two Singaporeans and one each from Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia and China.

Authorities seized a small quantity of ketamine and ecstasy pills, with a combined value of RM225 (S$72.90). The eight suspects, comprising two Malaysians and six foreigners from Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, and China, have been remanded for three days to aid the investigation. The case is being probed under Malaysia's Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

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Police also seized a transparent plastic packet believed to contain 1.5g of ketamine and three ecstasy pills weighing 0.7g, with an estimated total value of RM225 (S$72.90).

Regarding the deceased, Brickfields police chief Hoo Chang Hook stated that initial findings indicated the 31-year-old man was brought to the hospital by a friend after losing consciousness. A post-mortem examination has been conducted, and the cause of death is pending laboratory results. At present, the death is being treated as a sudden death report.

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At this stage, the case has been classified as a sudden death report.