Johor cops to investigate after report says 177 schoolkids tested positive for drugs


Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay (centre) at the handing-over ceremony on Monday. -Bernamapic

JOHOR BARU: Johor police will be investigating who has been supplying drugs in secondary schools following revelations that 177 schoolchildren in the state had tested positive of drugs in January this year.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said that the police would be working with the National Drugs Agency (AADK) to find out the level of threat that drug usage posed in schools.

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