The authorities have seized 5.64kg of heroin and 9,000 stimulant tablets worth over 159 million kyat (RM363,000) in the northern state of Kachin.
31/10/2023 | THE STARA person who is caught experimenting with illegal drugs for the first time should be given assessment and counselling instead of being slapped with a punishment and a criminal record, says Datuk Prof Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman.
30/10/2023 | THE STARThe proposed new law to decriminalise minor drug offences in a bid to solve the issue of overcrowding in prisons will provide drug offenders a fresh start and a second chance at life instead, say stakeholders.
29/10/2023 | THE STARAcademics who have conducted in-depth studies on drug addiction are commending the government’s proposal to treat narcotics users with rehabilitation instead of sending them to jail.
29/10/2023 | THE STARPrison overcrowding can be avoided if firsttime and light offenders such as drug addicts are sent for community-based correctional programmes instead of being incarcerated, says one expert.
29/10/2023 | THE STARFour suspected drug traffickers were arrested on Friday in buy-bust operations in Cavite and Batangas provinces which yielded over 306,000 pesos (RM25,600) worth of crystal meth and an illegal firearm, police said.
29/10/2023 | THE STARA shipment of cocaine and syabu from Pakistan worth over RM33.73mil was seized just a day after it left Port Klang, says Bukit Aman.
28/10/2023 | THE STARClose to RM800mil worth of contraband, drugs and other items have been seized in foiled smuggling attempts by the Bukit Aman Internal Security and Public Order Department (KDNKA) this year, says Tan Sri Razarudin Husain.
28/10/2023 | THE STARThe Central Committe for Drug Abuse Control said US$318mil (RM1.82bil) in drugs were seized as of Oct 23. They said the drugs are connected with arms smuggling, money laundering and transnational crimes. The agency is working with other countries to carry out anti-narcotics activities.
27/10/2023 | THE STARPetaling Jaya- Drug addiction has increased by nearly 30% over the previous year, and the top three most abused drugs are amphetamines, cannabis and opiates, says the Home Ministry. Ots deputy secretary-general (security) Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman said these were findings from statistics of arr...
27/10/2023 | THE STARPolice have seized 1.02 million timulant tablets and 33kg of heroin in Sagaing region, according to the Central Committee for Drug Abuse Control. Acting on a tip-off, police searched a vehicle in Kalay township on Oct 17 and confiscated the stimulants and heroin, the CCDAC said. Three suspects were...
26/10/2023 | THE STARKuala Terengganu - A woman and her two teenage daughters have been arrested for allegedly committing a string of burglaries in the state, Terengganu police said yesterday. Terengganu police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan said the 33-year-old woman and her children, aged 13 and 14, were nabbed at 7.05pm on...
26/10/2023 | THE STARKuala Lumpur - Most of the scam call centres raided in the city were located at luxury condominiums and apartments, says Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid. The Kuala Lumpur police chief said it was bewildering that such criminals were allowed to operate in such prestigious locations when, in fact, it...
25/10/2023 | THE STARThe modus operandi of the suspects was to process drugs in a double-storey house and then store the drugs in the boots of vehicles, which were parked at various locations to avoid suspicion.
24/10/2023 | THE STARThree people, including a Bangladeshi national, are facing the gallows after they were charged at a Magistrate’s Court here with drug distribution.
16/10/2023 | THE STAR