A 'tiger' in the net.

A thug nicknamed 'Don Tiger', who fired several shots as he crashed his car through two police-mounted roadblocks in Jalan Kampar on Wednesday, ended up in a police dragnet today.

In a raid at Taman Cempaka in Ipoh, a police team nabbed the 27-year-old suspect and seized a plastic packet containing 12.2 grammes of the party drug, methamphetamine.

The suspect, who had three previous criminal records was picked up while trying to escape in a car, said Ipoh police chief ACP Sum Chang Keong.

He said 'Don Tiger' was remanded for five days to facilitate investigations.

He said the public and police conducting patrols in the area had provided information which led to the suspect's arrest at 12.15pm.

Two days ago, the suspect, from Kampung Lim Tan, Tanjung Rambutan had fired several several shots after crashing through two roadblocks at about 3pm in Jalan Kampar.

- Bernama