The police have reported the death in custody of a 39-year-old man within two hours of his arrest at the Gombak district police headquarters in Selangor.

Bukit Aman Integrity and Standards Compliance Department director Azri Ahmad said the man was arrested in connection with a police investigation into a case under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952.

He was brought to the Gombak headquarters at 4.45pm yesterday but...