Seberang Perai Utara district police chief Noorzainy Mohd Noor said all the suspects, comprising eight men and two women, aged between 21 and 31, were nabbed in the 1.10am raid based on police intelligence and tip-offs from the public.

“Investigations found that the group had rented the homestay for three days and two nights for RM300 to hold the wild party.

“We also found six packets and a bottle of ketum water.

“The group had turned the apartment unit into a discotheque and was blasting music to entertain themselves,” he told Bernama, adding that the police also seized a set of speakers.

He said the group, which included a hospital attendant, traders, factory workers and courier staff, had stayed at the homestay for only one night, adding that their urine tests turned out to be negative.

All of them were fined RM1,000 for flouting the movement control order and have been remanded for three days to assist investigations under Section 30(3) of the Poisons Act for possessing ketum water.