KUALA LUMPUR, April 23 -- A three-year-old girl is believed to have tested positive for drugs after consuming sweets suspected of containing narcotic substances, which were allegedly purchased by her social media influencer father.

Melaka police chief Deputy Commissioner Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the 39-year-old suspect, who has nearly 600,000 online followers, has been arrested in connection with the case, The Star reported.

The matter came to light on April 14 after a medical officer at Hospital Melaka treated the child, who was brought in in a semi-conscious state.

Initial investigations revealed that the sweets were purchased by the suspect in a neighbouring country. He then stored them in a refrigerator at his mother's house i...