10.5% drop in drug users seen in Q1, says Home Minister


PUTRAJAYA: There has been a 10.5% drop in the number of drug users detected nationwide in the first quarter of this year, largely because of a decline in cases in Kelantan, says Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

The Home Minister said the decrease was attributed to the strict enforcement action at various illegal entry points or known as "lorong tikus" (hidden border trails), a key route for drug smuggling, in Kelantan.

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