417 Arrested in Kuala Lumpur Club Raid

According to Malaysian authorities, the police were tipped off that illegal activity was taking place in the Kuala Lumpur nightclub. Kuala Lumpur police arrested 417 individuals following the raid of an unnamed nightclub on the Malaysian capital city’s Jalan Sultan Ismail street in the early hours of Sunday, November 1. The 299 men and 118 women included staff, security, and patrons, MalayMail reports. According to Dang Wangi Police Chief Ahmad Azwan Amin Nordin, local authorities were informed that the venue was operating without a license, and that illegal drug use was taking place on site. “The raid was conducted following information that the entertainment premises was linked to drug abuse activities,” Amin Nordin said. “All those detained were brought to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters (IPD) for documentation and urine screening tests.” On the same morning, police arrested eight individuals, six of which were foreigners, following a raid on an allegedly unlicensed nightclub on Jalan Tun Razak. Malaysian drug laws are among the strictest in the world. Consumption can be punished with prison sentences up to two years, and possession of more than 20 grams of cannabis ...