JOHOR BAHRU: Malaysian authorities rescued two Singaporeans in Johor on Tuesday (Aug 11) after they were allegedly kidnapped and held for an S$80,000 (US$62,500) ransom. The police discovered that his girlfriend had also been abducted when they intercepted the ransom drop-off near a supermarket in the Iskandar Puteri area in Johor, Kumar said. The Singaporean man is currently detained under the Immigration Act in Malaysia while his girlfriend was detained after testing positive for drugs. Police are also investigating how the Singaporean man managed to enter Malaysia without documents, The Star reported. This was the second time in a week that Malaysian police have rescued a Singaporean kidnap victim, Kumar noted.