Almost 200,000 drug abuse cases recorded last year

By GERARD GIMINO, TARRENCE TAN and HO JIA WEN

KUALA LUMPUR: Close to 200,000 drug abuse and addiction cases were recorded last year, says the Home Ministry.

Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said a total of 192,857 cases were recorded, according to statistics from the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK).

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