Drug Situation Deteriorates

The drug situation in the country is deteriorating with the number of drug traffickers and addicts on the increase. Just last year, 101 pushers and 679 addicts were arrested in Perak alone. Available statistics shows that there were about 21,000 addicts in the country who needed immediate treatment although there were projections that up to 150,000 people were involved. The director of the Central Narcotics Bureau (C.N.B.) revealed that there were 3 underground laboratories processing morphine and opium in Peninsular Malaysia.

Presently, the Malaysian connections in the drug syndicate are not only confined to local circles but have also established International contacts. As a result, quite recently a series of arrests of young Malaysian drug couriers were made in some European capitals.