KUALA TERENGGANU, 29 Jan 2018:
A total of 679 students were caught nationwide for drug abuse last year, said Bukit Aman Narcotics Crimes Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Mohmad Salleh.
As for Terengganu, he said those nabbed numbered 38 students or 8% of the total.
“The number of arrests (for drug abuse among students) is increasing each year and this is worrying. If they were previously exposed to drugs like ganja, heroin, morphine and the like, they are now dabbling in synthetic drugs like psychotropic pills, syabu and ice.”
He also said new psychoactive substances (NPS) – which have been detected in Europe – have also made their way to Malaysian shores.
He said NPS posed a new challenge because they are easily sold as drinks and sweets at prices as low as RM5 as compared to the synthetic type which could fetch RM30 to RM50 for a “fix”.
– Bernama