KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 3 -- The Magistrates' Court in Hulu Terengganu has extended the remand of a lawyer by a further four days to assist investigations into the alleged smuggling of drugs into Marang Prison last month.

Buletin TV3 reported that magistrate Nur Athirah Hashim granted the extension until Wednesday to allow investigators to continue inquiries under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952. The suspect is 32.

Terengganu police chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said the case was uncovered after prison officers detected prohibited items inside an inmate during a routine security inspection, which investigators believe were brought into the prison with the assistance of a lawyer.

The case involves a 25-year-old male inmate an...