Over 10,000 youths arrested in 2022 for various drug cases, Dewan Rakyat told

By TARRENCE TAN, MARTIN CARVALHO and RAHIMY RAHIM

KUALA LUMPUR: 10,074 individuals aged between 19 to 39 were arrested in 2022 for various drug cases, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said that 8,935 individuals in the same age group were arrested in 2021 for drug abuse after failing preliminary urine tests.

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Dewan Rakyat , Saifuddin Nasution , Home Minister , Drug cases , Statistics , 2021 , 2022 , Drug abuse

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