Two sought over body found in water retention hole

JOHOR BARU: Police are looking for two Indonesians to help in the murder investigation of a body found inside a water retention hole in Kota Tinggi.

There were slash wounds on the body of 37-year old Rizal from Lombok, Indonesia, who was found at the Kambau Estate on Nov 4.

At the crime scene, police found a red identity card belonging to the victim. His last known address was in Kampung Perepat, Tanjung Sedili.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd also provided updates on a double murder that took place on Nov 1 at a lowcost flat in Skudai near here,

“Four suspects, aged between 28 and 46, have been arrested so far,” he told a press conference yesterday.

A 59-year-old cleaner, K. Kamala, and her male friend S. Silvaraja, 51, were found dead with slash wounds on the third floor of the flat in Taman Ungku Tun Aminah.

On a separate matter, Comm Mohd Khalil said drug syndicates in the state had set up laboratories in secluded areas in villages and plantations to avoid police radar.

Previously, they would operate in high-end condominiums in Johor Baru.

Comm Mohd Khalil said Johor police had disposed of 66.43kg of drugs and seized 60 litres of cough syrup from 2009 until 2016. The amount totalled RM9.8mil.