Joint bid to keep entertainment spots free of drugs
KUCHING: Anti-drug enforcers are planning to work closely with the Kuching South City Council (MBKS) to stop entertainment spots from becoming drug dens. National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) Sarawak director Abdul Hamedie Ibrahim said this is because the metropolitan area has a lot of entertainment spots. “Going to bars or clubs is fine as long as […]
Drug addiction cases up by 27 pct in first six months of 2023
KUALA SELANGOR: Drug addiction cases in this country have increased by 27 per cent in the first six months of this year to 118,820 addicts compared with 93,534 addicts reported in the same period last year. The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) director-general Sutekno Ahmad Belon said this upward trend is worrying as more than half […]
73 drug addiction hotspots nationwide rehabilitated as of August
KUALA LUMPUR: The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) has successfully reduced drug addiction in 73 high-risk areas (KBT) throughout the country as of August. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Dr Shamsul Anuar Nasarah said it represents 47 per cent of the total number of KBT nationwide, which currently stands at 155 areas. “By the end of […]
Youth involvement in drugs alarming, says worried YB
SIBU: Bukit Assek assemblyman Joseph Chieng has called out drug abuse among the young in the country, saying its prevalence is alarming. Quoting the National Anti-Drug Agency, he said the number of drug addicts in Malaysia has now reached 1,097,408 individuals. “Out of this number, 328,640 of these drug addicts are aged between 15 and […]
Anti-drugs agency organises training programme
KUCHING: More than 30 individuals took part in a Drug Free Community Programme called Training-of-Trainer (TOT) organised by the National Anti-drugs Agency Malaysia (AADK) in collaboration with the Batu Kitang Service Centre. According to a statement released yesterday, the programme involved participation from village heads, neighbourhood leaders (KRT), and community leaders. It began with an […]
