KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — A total of 92,257 individuals, including 287 civil servants, have been detained by the Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) in the first six months of this year for various offences involving drugs.
Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Seri Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said from the total, 298 of them, including four civil servants, were arrested under Section 3(1) of the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985.
Mohd Kamarudin said the remaining offenders were detained under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, Poisons Act 1952, as well as the Drug Dependent (Treatment and Rehabilitation ) Act 1983.
Investigation papers have been opened, with 35,058 cases already charged in court.
“During the period, 185 drug syndicates were busted with eight illegal drug laboratories exposed involving the arrest of six chemists.
“To paralyse drug trafficking syndicates, various drug syndicate assets worth RM55.9 million have been confiscated, while RM5.3 million worth of properties were forfeited,” he said in a statement on NCID’s official Facebook page last night.
Mohd Kamarudin said NCID has also confiscated 10,016kg of various types of drugs; 1,604 litres of liquid drugs; 41,431kg of ketum leaves; 27,213 litres of ketum water and 20 ganja plants, in all estimated to be worth RM286 million.
At the same time, he advised the public with information on drug trafficking and abuse activities in their areas to contact NCID hotline at 012-2087222.
— Bernama
