Form Six student among 23 nabbed for drug use on return from Thailand


BUKIT KAYU HITAM: A Form Six student from a school in Jitra has been detained 23 others by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) after returning from a holiday in Thailand during the National Day break on Monday (Sept 1).

Kedah director Khairul Anwar Ahmad said the arrests were made under Ops Merdeka 2025, conducted from 3pm on Saturday until 1pm Monday at the Bukit Kayu Hitam Immigration, Customs, Quarantine, and Security (ICQS) Complex.

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