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Three held after testing positive for drugs

The arrest of three people at the Idaman Apartment here is not connected to the Zayn Rayyan Abdul Matiin murder investigation, say police.

14/12/2023 | THE STAR

Durian farmers arrested in wild party at homestay

A wild party organised by a group of Musang King durian farmers from Raub came to an abrupt end when police raided the premises of a homestay in Bentong at midnight on Wednesday.

08/12/2023 | THE STAR

New hope for man, 76, on death row

A 76-year-old former security guard who had been facing the gallows could yet see life outside prison after his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment of 30 years by the Federal Court.

07/12/2023 | THE STAR

Datuk on drug trafficking charge

Johor Baru - A businessman, who is also a Datuk, was among five men charged with drug trafficking at the Magistrate’s Court here. Datuk Loong Chan Yow, 46, Wong Fook Loy, 46, and Chai Choon Foo, 54, nodded after the charges were read to them in Mandarin before magistrate R. Salini. However, the char...

05/12/2023 | THE STAR

International drug ring taken down

Following the seizure of some 260kg of ketamine worth an estimated RM15.6mil, the Customs Department believes it has crippled the operations of an international drug trafficking syndicate.

02/12/2023 | THE STAR

Drug lab discovered inside shipping container

What started as an operation against a smuggling syndicate led to the discovery of a drug-processing laboratory inside a shipping container in Pasir Gudang, allegedly managed by a businessman with a Datuk title.

30/11/2023 | THE STAR

Man on drug charge escapes gallows

A 31-year-old man facing the gallows for alleged drug trafficking was acquitted and discharged by the High Court here.

23/11/2023 | THE STAR

300 join anti-drug run

Some 300 participants gathered for a run to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in the Temburong district yesterday.

21/11/2023 | THE STAR

Students vomit after inhaling vape

Six students in a secondary school in Selangor were recently found vomiting by a teacher after inhaling a vape shared among themselves. The incident earlier this month involved five students in Form Five and one in Form Two, disclosed the teacher in the school.

20/11/2023 | THE STAR

Urine tests for Perak schoolkids to curb drug use

The Perak chapter of the Malaysian Anti-Drug Association (Pemadam) will work with the state police and National Antidrug Agency (AADK) to conduct a urine screening programme for schoolchildren.

20/11/2023 | THE STAR

Penang cops bust drug syndicate, six nabbed

Six drug traffickers, including a woman, were arrested in three separate raids around Jelutong and Gelugor.

18/11/2023 | THE STAR

Principle of restorative justice is upheld, says Azalina

Seven cases of prisoners on death row for offences under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for drug trafficking have undergone a review under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act 2023 (Act 847), says Datuk Ser...

15/11/2023 | THE STAR

Lighter sentences for 11

The Federal Court has commuted the death sentence and natural life imprisonment of 11 prisoners convicted of drug trafficking, under the Revision of Sentence of Death and Imprisonment for Natural Life (Temporary Jurisdiction of the Federal Court) Act.

15/11/2023 | THE STAR

‘Drugs took away my son’

It started with a curiosity to try drugs, but addiction gripped and ruined the life of a now 56-year-old man, who has been jailed three times.

11/11/2023 | THE STAR

Drug ring busted, 10 nabbed in joint ops

Despite using a farm as a front with the suspects burying their illicit wares to avoid detection, it all came to nothing after the police smashed their drug distribution ring.

10/11/2023 | THE STAR