Couple nabbed after 100km drug-fuelled police chase in Johor

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A couple under the influence of methamphetamine led police on a 100km high-speed chase across Johor in the early hours of Wednesday (May 7), before being arrested after an hour and 22 minutes of pursuit.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/4ah6pjdv  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00A couple led police on a 100-kilometre high-speed chase across Johor in the early hours of Wednesday,

00:08before being arrested more than an hour later.

00:13Johor Bahru South OCPD Assistant Commissioner Rob Selamat said the pursuit began

00:18when officers spotted a blue proton weera being driven against traffic on the Pasir Gudang Highway.

00:24The driver, a 36-year-old local man, refused to stop when ordered, with his 34-year-old partner in the passenger seat.

00:33The car was seen driving erratically, zigzagging from the Pasir Gudang Highway to the Perling Highway,

00:39then on to the north-south expressway before looping back towards Pasir Gudang.

00:44The chase continued through several major roads, including the eastern dispersal link highway,

00:49Persiaran South Quay and Jalan Bakar Batu, before ending at Jalan Persiaran Tanjung Langsat off Jalan Nibong.

00:57Police managed to detain the suspects after an hour and 22 minutes of pursuit,

01:02covering a distance of approximately 96 kilometres.

01:06The chase, which has since gone viral online, involved 14 patrol cars.

01:11Initial urine tests showed both suspects were under the influence of methamphetamine.

01:17The male suspect was also found to be driving without a valid licence and in a vehicle with expired road tax.

01:25Both individuals have prior drug-related records.

01:28They have been remanded until Saturday to assist with investigations.

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