Its deputy director-general (operations), Mohd Zubil Mat, said the agency had left the matter entirely to the police to investigate as a report had been lodged.

“The agency will not issue any statements or comments on the case as this may jeopardise police investigations,” Zubil said in a statement today.

“This is also to show our respects to the deceased’s family and to be fair to everyone involved,” he said.

Yesterday, it was reported that the deceased’s wife, R Tenaswari, 25, lodged a police report at the Bandar Sultan Suleiman police station in Klang after suspecting something was amiss as Thinagaran had complained he was beaten while in remand.

Thinagaran, 31, and another suspect were being held under remand after Selangor MMEA arrested them on Jan 9, about 1.1 nautical miles from Sungai Belankan, Selangor.

An inspection of their boat, found 22 packages, suspected to be syabu, hidden in bins meant to store fish.