Cops fail to extend remand for ex-diplomat detained over 102 ganja plants

A former ambassador who was detained on suspicion of cultivating 102 cannabis plants at his home in Janda Baik, Pahang, was released from police custody yesterday, according to his legal representative.

Lawyer Rahmat Hazlan said the police had sought to extend their remand over the ambassador by seven days but that this was rejected by magistrate Shahrol Ekhsan Hasim.