Section 24
Power of arrest
An authorized officer, a police officer or an officer of customs may arrest without warrant any person who commits or attempts to commit, or whom the authorized officer, police officer or officer of customs reasonably suspects of committing or attempting to commit, any offence under this Enactment or any subsidiary legislation made under this Enactment if -
(a)
he refuses to furnish his name and address;
(b)
there are reasonable grounds for believing that he has furnished a false name or address;
(c)
he is likely to abscond: or
(d)
he furnishes his address in a place not within Sabah.
(2)
An authorized officer or an officer of customs making an arrest under subsection (1) shall without unnecessary delay hand over the person so arrested to the nearest police officer or, in the absence of a police officer take the person to the nearest police station, and thereafter the person shall be dealt with in accordance with the law relating to criminal procedure for the time being in force as if he had been arrested by a police officer.