KAMPAR, Oct. 12 -- A 52-year-old cement lorry driver, who later tested positive for drugs, led police on a dramatic 150km high-speed chase from Hulu Selangor to Seri Iskandar before being arrested in a bushy area near Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) yesterday.

Kampar district police chief Supt Mohamad Nazri Daud said the incident began after police received information about a lorry that had refused to stop for an inspection on the northbound North-South Expressway.

As patrol cars from Tapah, Kampar, and Perak Tengah joined the pursuit, the situation escalated at the Gopeng Toll Plaza, Sinar Harian reported.

"The Kampar MPV team attempted to block the road using water barriers, but the lorry crashed through the toll gate and sped t...