TANAH MERAH, Aug 19 ― Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has urged the people to work with the authorities to fight drug-related activities in the country. “The public must set aside their political affiliations as this is a problem of society and the country,” said Ahmad...
19/08/2016 | MALAY MAILKUALA LUMPUR, August 4 ― The Home Ministry will not allow the commercial cultivation of ketum for export as proposed by the Rubber Industries Smallholders Development Authority (Risda), Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said today. The home minister said the decision was made after a recent bri...
04/08/2016 | MALAY MAILKUALA LUMPUR, July 15 — Following the discovery of an increasing number of illegal drug labs here, the National Anti-Drug agency (AADK) believes Malaysia is no longer just a transit point for drug traffickers but also a hub for local manufacturers. “The syndicates now bring in ‘cooks’ from other...
15/07/2016 | MALAY MAILPUTRAJAYA, July 13 ― Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam said today it was time to reconsider classifying ketum leaves under the Dangerous Drugs Act, after the authorities discovered its usage in snacks. The minister said that getting ketum listed has been a problem in the past as...
13/07/2016 | MALAY MAILSETAR, 12 July — The Kedah National Anti-Drug Agency has identified the latest trend in the abuse of ketum leaves where ketum snacks are produced in less than three minutes. Its director Mohammed Nazer Mustafa said it was detected in Penang through intelligence efforts, but was still new and not wid...
12/07/2016 | MALAY MAILSHAH ALAM, June 28 — Police busted a drug trafficking syndicate, which had been smuggling syabu by hiding the drug inside fitness equipment and metal cylinders, with the arrest of an Indian national in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur last Thursday. Selangor Narcotic Crimes Investigation Department chie...
28/06/2016 | MALAY MAILKUANTAN, June 17 — A Form Two student was among 12 men detained by the police, who was believed to plan to buy ketum water supply during a raid on a house in Felda Mempaga 3, Bentong on Wednesday. Bentong district police chief Supt Mohamad Mansor Mohd Nor said in the 10pm incident, all of them, ag...
17/06/2016 | MALAY MAILKUALA LUMPUR, June 17 — Federal police have crippled a RM27 million drug syndicate with the arrest of eight men, including two Iranians, who had entered the country as “missionaries”. The raids took place on Wednesday at five locations in Perak and Selangor. The Narcotics Crime Investigation Depar...
17/06/2016 | MALAY MAILThe education ministry should take the currently deteriorating drug abuse situation among school students to the Cabinet for immediate action. Malaysian Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) vice-chairman Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye said while the problem was not new, it nevertheless needed serious attention...
13/06/2016 | MALAY MAILJune 13 ― Putrajaya will not legalise the use of cannabis for medical purposes yet as it’s not an immediate priority, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam said today. He said the government had “other” priorities, but did not specify what they were. “Not as yet. I think we went th...
13/06/2016 | MALAY MAILKUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — Mention marijuana to the average Malaysian and chances are high that he or she will not immediately associate it with chronic pain management even though medical marijuana is not new overseas. Some pain experts here though have expressed cautious support for Malaysia to al...
12/06/2016 | MALAY MAILIT is shocking to hear that the National Anti-Drug Agency recorded a total of 127,606 drug addicts between 2013 and 2015. According to race, the Malays make up the biggest number with 100,240 drug addicts (78.54%) from the total during the period. The ugliest part is that out of this, 88,597 wer...
08/06/2016 | MALAY MAILGEORGE TOWN, June 8 — Penang police have uncovered a drug processing laboratory and detained a couple believed to have been involved in processing RM1.2 million worth of drugs at an apartment in Sungai Ara on Monday. In the operation, police seized several types of drugs including 3,838 ecstasy pil...
08/06/2016 | MALAY MAILKUCHING, June 7 — Police seized more than 1kg of drugs believed to be syabu (methamphetamine) worth RM355,964 and detained three suspects in two separate incidents in Kuching yesterday and early this morning. Sarawak Narcotics CID chief Supt Lukas Aket said the first case involved syabu packed...
07/06/2016 | MALAY MAILKUALA LUMPUR, May 23 — Children as young as seven are getting caught up in the web of addiction because of their drug-using parents. They are taking drugs left lying around by their parents who are “high”, National Anti-Drug Agency deputy director-general Azizan Ariffin said. Azizan said users we...
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