At 11am yesterday, police arrested 26 partygoers, all of whom appeared to be still highly intoxicated. Police said 11 of them were women.
Nearly all of those arrested in the party were made up of teenagers aged 15 to 19, who purchased “party packs” in the form of Erimin 5 and Ketamine pills to be part of the one-night fest at the homestay unit.
According to police, seven of the teens arrested were underaged, comprising three boys and four girls.
Most of the teens arrested were studying in secondary schools nearby, while most of the others were unemployed. Also detained were two vocational college students.
The oldest among the group was a 26-year-old assistant lorry driver from Perai. It is learnt the group had organised the party through social media.
Police seized 0.81g of Erimin 5 pills, 1.5g of ketamine and 0.39g of an unidentified drug at the apartment.
Central Seberang Perai district police chief ACP Nik Ros Azhan Nik Abdul Hamid said police discovered a cache of drugs on the table, with straws and other tools used to consume the drugs.
He said the organiser, a 21-year-old man from Bedong, Kedah had collaborated with a 20-year-old car mechanic from Karangan, Kedah to organise the party.
Nik Ros said the mechanic had met a drug dealer named “Boss” at Juru Auto City to buy the drugs, hours before the party.
He said the group had called themselves “Group Goyang Yuk” and was believed to have organised parties such as these before.
“All those arrested tested positive for ketamine, while some also tested positive for methamphetamine.
“It is sad to see so many young children taking drugs. I feel the parents must be held responsible for their children’s negligence,” Nik Ros said when contacted.
He said the 26 have been remanded for four days beginning today to be investigated for possession of illicit drugs under Section 12(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.