Acting Penang police chief Roslee Chik said the policemen, who were attached to the Timur Laut District police headquarters, were between the ages of 28 and 49 while the civilian was 28 years old. All were detained here at about 2am.
“Based on the information obtained, the six policemen were believed to have carried out a raid on a house in Paya Terubong here and detained two men for being in possession of four plastic packets of ketum water.
“The civilian was the middleman while the six policemen accepted a bribe of RM4,500 from a friend of the two men whom they arrested in the case,” Roslee told Bernama when contacted today.
He said the policemen were cooperating with the MACC and further investigations were being conducted. He also said stern action would be taken against the six policemen if found guilty.
Penang MACC director Abdul Aziz Aban, when contacted, confirmed the detention of the six policemen and one civilian.