KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 164 police personnel were dismissed for various offences last year, with nearly half of them because of drug abuse issues, the Dewan Rakyat was told.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said drug issues involved 77 or 46.9% of those dismissed.
“This makes this... offence (drug abuse) the largest contributor to the disciplinary action of dismissal,” he said in a written parliamentary reply dated Wednesday (Feb 26).
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Saifuddin said the police force has implemented various preventative initiatives, among them a drug and disciplinary control system that requires police personnel under scrutiny to undergo a surprise urine test once a year.
A monthly compulsory meeting is also held between those under monitoring and their supervisors, he added.
“All preventative steps implemented by the police are aimed at reducing and stopping drug abuse among police personnel at all levels,” he said.
Mohd Sany Hamzan (PH-Hulu Langat) wanted to know what steps were being taken to address drug abuse involving the police.
