KOTA KINABALU: Sabah detected 8,665 drug addicts in 2025, down 5.9% from 9,607 in 2024, according to Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
Hajiji credited comprehensive efforts to reduce drug supply and demand for this achievement.
“This demonstrates the effectiveness of the concerted efforts undertaken by all parties in curbing both the supply and demand of drugs and substances in Sabah,” he said after chairing the State Drug Eradication Action Council (MTMD) meeting at Menara Kinabalu here on Monday (Aug 15).
The Chief Minister also congratulated the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) for its efforts.
He also commended the Sabah police contingent.
Among the matters discussed at the MTMD Sabah meeting were the expansion of drug-free workplace programmes in the state public sector and the empowerment of the Sabah State Anti-Drug Squad.
