Police have arrested an alleged ketum smuggler whose vehicle rammed into a motorcade escorting Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Nancy Shukri at Felda Mata Ayer this afternoon.

Padang Besar district police chief Supt Saifudin Aslin Abbas said in the 12.50 pm incident, the four-wheel-drive vehicle driven by the suspect hit two traffic police motorcycles and rammed into a police mobile patrol vehicle (MPV).