An Umno division leader from Kuala Lumpur, who is speculated to be a candidate for the coming general election, has been arrested after testing positive for methamphetamine.

Dang Wangi district police chief Shaharudin Abdullah said the politician, who is in his 40s, was detained following a raid at an entertainment outlet in Jalan Imbi in the wee hours of this morning.

“He was detained together with 10 others in a room. All tested positive for (amphetamine and methamphetamine). We did the test, it came out positive and we arrested them,” he told Malaysiakini.

Shaharudin said the case is being investigated under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

The arrests followed a raid conducted by the Kuala Lumpur Criminal Investigation Department on an unlicensed entertainment centre at 2am today.

The politician was handed over to the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department after he tested positive for drugs.

He heads a number of non-governmental organisations and also sits on the board of at least one government-linked company.

Shaharudin said the politician was released on bail at 4am.

He added that a sample of the suspect's urine was sent to a lab for further analysis.