s 25 Powers of arrest
25.—(1) Any officer of the Bureau, police officer, special police officer or officer of customs may arrest and search without a warrant any person who has committed or whom he or she reasonably suspects to have committed an offence under this Act or an arrestable offence under the regulations.[1/2019] [Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023] (2) Any person arrested under subsection (1), together with any drug, substance or article that the officer making the arrest reasonably suspects is a controlled drug, controlled substance, psychoactive substance or article liable to seizure, must be taken to the Central Narcotics Bureau, a police station or a customs station and may be searched.[Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023] [Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024] (3) A woman must not be searched under this Act except by another woman. (4) An officer making an arrest under this section may seize and detain any drug, substance or article that the officer reasonably suspects is a controlled drug, controlled substance, psychoactive substance or article liable to seizure.[Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2023] [Act 12 of 2023 wef 01/06/2024]