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INFORMATION ON DRUGS 2018 NATIONAL ANTI-DRUGS AGENCY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

INFORMATION
ON DRUGS

NATIONAL ANTI-DRUGS AGENCY


M I N I S T R Y O F H O M E A F FA I R S

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INFORMATION
ON
ON DRUGS
DRUG

NATIONAL ANTI-DRUGS AGENCY


M I N I S T R Y O F H O M E A F FA I R S

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Table of Contents
M/S
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 02

NATIONAL DRUGS POLICY 04

INTRODUCTION TO NADA 06

PART I

Summary of Drug & Substance Abusers and Addicts Situation


10
Findings on in Malaysia, 2018
Demand for Drugs
Trends and Profiles of Drug Addicts, 2014–2018 18

PART II
Summary of
Findings on 28
Supply of Drugs

PART III

Statistics A. Prevention 34
and Related
B. Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Services 38
Programmes
C. Enforcement and Security Services 49

D. All-Out War on Drugs 53

PART IV

Technical Notes 62

LIST OF STATISTICS TABLES


PART I
A. Summary Table 2.1: Number of drug & substance abusers and addicts according
11
of Findings on to state and estimated population, 2018
Demand for Drugs Table 2.2: Number of drug & substance abusers and addicts according
15
to category of drugs, 2018
Table 2.3: Number of drug & substance abusers and addicts according
17
to ATS breakdown
Table 2.4: Number of drug & substance abusers and addicts according
17
to Polydrugs and Non-Polydrugs category breakdown

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Trends and Table 3.1: Number of addicts detected according to status of case,
21
profiles of drug 2014–2018
addicts, Table 3.2: Number of addicts detected according to gender, 2014–2018 21
2014–2018
Table 3.3: Number of addicts detected according to race, 2014–2018 21
Table 3.4: Number of addicts detected according to age category,
22
2014–2018
Table 3.5: Number of addicts detected according to level of education,
22
2014–2018
Table 3.6: Number of addicts detected according to occupation
23
category, 2014–2018
Table 3.7: Number of addicts detected according to State, 2014–2018 24
Table 3.8: Number of addicts according to type of drug, 2014–2018 25
Table 3.9: Number of addicts detected according to reason for taking
drugs, 2014–2018 26

PART II
Summary of Table 4.1: Number of arrests under the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA)
29
Findings on Supply 1952, 2014–2018
of Drugs
Table 4.2: Seizure of Drugs and Substances under the Dangerous
30
Drugs Act (DDA) 1952, 2014–2018
Table 4.3: Price of Drugs on the Black Market, 2014–2018 31
Table 4.4: Number of Cases and Value under the Dangerous Drugs
32
(Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988, 2014–2018
Table 4.5: Number of Cases and Arrests Connected to the Discovery of
Drug Processing Laboratories, 2014–2018 32

PART III
A. Statistics Table 5.1: KPI and implementation of Focused Prevention Programmes
34
of Prevention for 2017 and 2018
Programmes Table 5.2: Statistics of implementation of urine testing on secondary
34
school students, 2016–2018
Table 5.3: Static Public Awareness Exhibitions (Frequency
34
of Exhibitions), 2016–2018
Table 5.4: Number of Visitors at Static Public Awareness Exhibitions,
35
2016–2018
Table 5.5: Mobile Public Awareness Exhibitions (Frequency of
35
Exhibitions), 2016–2018
Table 5.6: Number of Visitors at Mobile Public Awareness Exhibitions,
35
2016–2018
Table 5.7: Statistics of Dissemination of Anti-Drugs Message through
35
Distribution Media, 2016–2018

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Table 5.8: Number of Visitors to Anti-Drugs Messages Disseminated on


36
Broadcast Media for 2017 and 2018
Table 5.9: Achievement of Public Awareness Programmes through
37
Print Media for 2017 and 2018
B. Statistics Table 6.1: Statistics of addicts detected and under the NADA
38
of Treatment, Rehabilitation Service, 2014–2018
Medical and Table 6.2: Estimated daily funding for each resident of Rehabilitation
38
Rehabilitation Centres for 2018
Services Table 6.3: Collective intake and capacity of Cure & Care Rehabilitation
39
Centres (CCRC), 2018
Table 6.4: Collective intake and capacity of Cure & Care Clinics, 2018 40
Table 6.5: Number of residents and capacity of Cure & Care Vocational
40
Centres (CCVC)
Table 6.6: Number of clients involved in Implementation of ISRA
40
Module as of December 2018
Table 6.7: Statistics of clients on the Implementation of the Clients’
41
Educational Access Programme (CEAP), 2017–2018
Table 6.8: Number of Residential and Non-Residential clients at Cure &
42
Care Service Centres (CCSC)
Table 6.9: Number of clients at Clients’ Integration Centres (CIC) for
44
2018
Table 6.10: Total attendance and programmes/services at Caring
45
Community Houses (CCH), 2018
Table 6.11: Statistics of Maintaining the Recovery of Persons under
48
Supervision (PUS), 2017 and 2018
C. Statistics of Table 7.1: Report of action to resolve Public Complaints according to
49
Enforcement and State, 2018
Security Services Table 7.2: Number of Operations, Screenings and Positive Preliminary
50
Screenings according to State, 2017 and 2018
Table 7.3: Number of Operations, Screenings and Positive Preliminary
50
Screenings according to Anti-Drugs Border Unit, 2017 and 2018
Table 7.4: Actual capacity according to Lock-up/NADA Remand Centre,
51
2018
Table 7.5: Number of PUS under Rehabilitation in the Community,
52
2017 and 2018
Table 7.6: Number of Investigation Papers, 2017 and 2018 52
D. Statistics of All- Table 8.1: Number of programmes implemented according to area, 2018 53
Out War on Drugs Table 8.2: Number of Prevention and Integrated Operations according
Programmes 54
to area for 2018

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EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This publication of Information Pertaining to Drugs 2018 is a text containing four (4) main
parts, a namely, summary of findings on demand for drugs, a summary of findings on supply of
drugs, statistics and programmes implemented, as well as technical notes.

This book is a report of the data and information collected from various ministries/departments/
agencies and Private Drug Rehabilitation Centres (PDRC). A comprehensive database of drugs &
substance abusers and addicts has been produced with the firm cooperation of all data suppliers
through the National Drug and Substance Abuse Data Coordination Task Force.

Part one (1) presents information regarding the drug & substance abusers and addicts situation
in Malaysia in 2018, as well as the trends and profiles of addicts detected by NADA over a period
of five (5) years. A total of 130,788 individuals have been identified to be involved in drug abuse
in Malaysia. It is found that out of the estimated 32.4 million population of Malaysia, there are
404 drug & substance abusers and addicts for every 100,000 individuals. The database findings
show that the drug-use trend has drastically changed from traditional drugs to synthetic ones.
Abuse of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS), in particular Methamphetamine, comes to 64.6
per cent, compared to Opiates and Cannabis at 31.5 per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively. The
majority of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS) use is among teenagers (13–18 years old) and
young people (19–39 years old) at 84.9 per cent and 71.4 per cent respectively.

The number of addicts detected by NADA in 2018 has gone down by 2.5 per cent. This reduction is
due to the effectiveness of the All-Out War on Drugs Programme, integrated Focused Prevention
Programme, drug addict detection programme, improvement in community cooperation, increase
in number of clients voluntarily seeking treatment, as well as effectiveness of treatment and
rehabilitation programmes.

Part two (2) contains information regarding the supply of drugs, such as the arrest of individuals
and seizure of drugs under the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952 over a period of five (5)
years. The trend of drug supply on the black market shows that synthetic drugs have become
dominant compared to traditional type ones. The price of Methamphetamine (Crystalline) on
the black market went down by 28.6 per cent in 2018. This reduction in price was due to a
glut on the black market. The success of the Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) in containing illegal
drug processing activities is indicated by an increase in the number of cases and arrests in the
discovery of illegal drug laboratories at 94.9 per cent and 61.6 per cent respectively.

Moving on, part three (3) displays tables and programmes related to prevention, treatment and
rehabilitation, enforcement and security, as well as the All-Out War on Drugs Programme. The
final part of this publication contains technical information or clarification on drug supply and
demand input.

The statistics indicated in this publication are comprehensive. They encompass input on supply
and demand of drugs, which may be used as a basis in formulating a more strategic approach
in dealing with the drug problem according to the principles outlined in the National Drugs
Policy 2017.

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NATIONAL DRUGS POLICY


The National Drugs Policy (NDP) is a comprehensive and coordinated framework in the effort to
prevent, treat and rehabilitate, enforce laws, and reduce the dangers arising from drug addiction.
All drug enforcement agencies and other government agencies, including non-governmental
organisations, will utilise this policy as reference and guidance in the effort to overcome the
drug problem in the country. The NDP will aid the government’s efforts to achieve the goal of
reducing the supply and demand of drugs in Malaysia, as well as serve as a reference in handling
the drug problem scenario currently faced by the nation.

The policy is an update and improvement to the NDP 1996, and is in line with the Prime Minister’s
Order No. 1 of 2004.

The NDP is constructed on three main concepts – multidiscipline, comprehensiveness and


diversity.

CHRONOLOGY

1996 2004 2014 2016 2017

11th July 1996 Commencement of 10th March 2017:


The first NDP was the NDP The NDP is
formulated during Formulation approved by the
the National Drugs Process. Cabinet.
Council Meeting
(NDC) 2/96. 24th October 2016:
Prime Minister’s Order The Cabinet Committee
No. 1 of 2004: on Drugs (CCD) agrees
Formulation of the NDP to the NDP and its
with the goal of implementation
creating a Malaysia that through 3 action
is free from all threats committees in
of drugs in order to existence.
assure community
wellbeing and to
maintain national
stability and resilience.

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GOALS
TREATMENT AND ENFORCEMENT REDUCTION
REHABILITATION OF HARM

PREVENTION INTERNATIONAL
EDUCATION COOPERATION

To create a nation and people of Malaysia that


are free from all threats of drugs in order to
assure community wellbeing and maintain
national stability and resilience through the
following strategies:

IMPLEMENTING AGENCIES
The

Prime Minister’s
Department
BASIC LOGO & IDENTITY GUIDELINES

Color scheme
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA / MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

Black & white


9
main MINISTRIES
involved are the:
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs

C 100 % C 0%
Ministry of
M 91.82 %
Y 18.82 %
M 34.85 %
Y 81.13 %
Black : 100% Black : 30%
Human
Resources
K 5.99 % K 0%

Ministry of
Home Affairs Ministry of
Women, Family
Dark background
and Community
Ministry of Development
Education Ministry Ministry of
Ministry of Communication
Youth and of Health
Malaysia and Multimedia
Sports

Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) Department of Chemistry


Malaysia

Malaysian Prison Department National Population and


(PRIDE) Family Development
Board

Royal
Malaysia Border Security
Malaysian
Agency
Customs
(RMC)
The

Volunteers
Department
of Malaysia
(RELA)
BASIC LOGO & IDENTITY GUIDELINES

MalaysianColor scheme
KEMENTERIAN PENDIDIKAN MALAYSIA / MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

main GOVERNMENT
15 Department of
Agriculture

Road Transport
DEPARTMENTS/AGENCIES
Black & white

Maritime Department
Enforcement involved are: Malaysia (RTD)
Agency C 100 % C 0%
M 91.82 % M 34.85 % Black : 100% Black : 30%
Y 18.82 % Y 81.13 %
K 5.99 % K 0%

Department of
Social Welfare
Ministry of Education
Dark background

– Department of Department of
Education Information

Department of
Higher Education

Department of Youth
and Sports

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INTRODUCTION
TO NADA
Since the declaration on 19th February 1983 that drugs are the
Country’s Number One Enemy, the eradication of drugs has always
been the government’s main agenda. Various efforts have been
undertaken to reduce the supply and demand of drugs in the
Country with such efforts being mobilised collaboratively between
government departments and agencies.

The declaration of drugs as the Country’s Number One Enemy was made at the time in view
of the problem of drug and substance abuse in the country, which it was feared would reach
epidemic proportions if strict measures were not taken to eradicate this scourge. Moreover,
the main object of drug addiction is the younger generation, who form the backbone and hope
of the nation in future. Rampant drug addiction and trafficking have become threats to the
socioeconomic, spiritual and cultural wellbeing of the community, which could subsequently
weaken national resilience as well as security.

In line with such efforts, the National Drugs Policy (NDP) was formulated in 2017 to become
a comprehensive policy that combines approaches towards reducing supply and demand,
encompassing all principles and key areas that form the buttress in efforts to prevent, treat
and rehabilitate, reduce harm, holistic enforcement of relevant laws as well as international
cooperation. The formulation of this policy is highly appropriate and in line with current
developments in the drugs situation at national and global levels. The policy also in line with the
transformation of services offered by the government in terms of treatment and rehabilitation
of drug addiction.

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Vision
DRUG-FREE
MALAYSIAN
COMMUNITY

Mission
MAIN AGENCY
IN THE WAR

ON DRUGS
Quality
Objectives Policy
To prevent an individual from becoming The National Anti-Drugs Agency is
involved with drugs committed to delivering services
related to Treatment, Medication
To treat and rehabilitate drug addicts and Rehabilitation, Education and
To prevent recurrence of addiction Prevention, as well as Enforcement
and Security to clients in a more
To eradicate supply, distribution efficient and effective manner in
and misuse of drugs line with its Vision and Mission.

NADA carries out continuous


improvements to improve the
effectiveness of implementation.

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INFORMATION
ON DRUGS

PART I
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ON DEMAND FOR DRUGS

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A. DRUG & SUBSTANCE ABUSERS AND ADDICTS SITUATION IN MALAYSIA, 2018

Information Pertaining to Drugs 2018 is the first publication that reveals comprehensive
statistics on drug & substance abuse and addiction in Malaysia. The data displayed covers
arrests under Section 15 (1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 carried out by the Royal Malaysian
Police (RMP); data of clients undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at National Anti-Drugs
Agency (NADA) institutions and communities under the Drug Dependants (Treatment and
Rehabilitation) Act 1983; data of patients receiving treatment for addiction at Ministry of
Health facilities; and data of patients receiving treatment and rehabilitation at Private Drug
Rehabilitation Centres (PDRC).

The statistics of drug & substance abusers and addicts for 2018 show a total of 149,322 cases.
Of the said number, 130,788 individuals have been identified as drug & substance abusers and
addicts. Whereas a total of 18,534 individuals are drug & substance abusers and addicts who
have received treatment and rehabilitation more than once in 2018.

The following are the numbers of drug & substance abusers and addicts according to state and
estimated population for the year 2018 (Table 2.1). Of the total of 130,788 individuals, three
states recorded the highest numbers of drug & substance abusers and addicts: Pahang (12.1
per cent), Kelantan (11.4 per cent) and Selangor (11.3 per cent). Further, the ratio of drug &
substance abusers and addicts to estimated population shows the states of Pahang, Perlis and
Kelantan have the highest ratios at 0.95 per cent, 0.84 per cent and 0.80 per cent respectively.
The position of states close to the border, such as Kelantan and Perlis, is one of the risk factors
for potential exposure to negative drug & substance abuse and addiction.

In addition, population density is a factor that has an effect on the number of drug & substance
abusers and addicts per total population, with the highest being in Pahang, Selangor and
Kelantan. Of the estimated Malaysian population of 32.4 million, it was found that for every
100,000 inhabitants, there were 404 drug & substance abusers and addicts in 2018.

In comparison with overall data of drug addicts receiving treatment in the ASEAN region
in 2017, it was found that for every 100,000 ASEAN inhabitants, there were 50.6 drug &
substance abusers and addicts. Three (3) countries recorded the highest ratio of drug addicts to
estimated population: Thailand (266.1 inhabitants), Cambodia (107.9 inhabitants) and Vietnam
(95.2 inhabitants).1

1
Manop Kanato, Chuanpit Choomwattana, Rachanikorn Sarasiri, Poonrut Leyatikul, (Eds.). 2018. ASEAN DRUG MONITORING REPORT 2017.
Bangkok: ASEAN Narcotics Cooperation Center.

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Table 2.1: Number of drug & substance abusers and addicts according
to state and estimated population, 2018

Ratio of
Number
Number Number of Drug
of Drug &
of Drug & & Substance
Substance Estimated
Substance Abusers and
State Abusers % Population
Abusers and Addicts per
and 2018 (‘000)
Addicts/ 100,000
Addicts
Estimated Inhabitants
2018
Population
Johor 12,313 9.4% 3,742.20 0.33 329
Kedah 11,735 9.0% 2,163.70 0.54 542
Kelantan 14,871 11.4% 1,856.80 0.80 801
Melaka 4,150 3.2% 922.20 0.45 450
Negeri Sembilan 6,356 4.9% 1,130.10 0.56 562
Pahang 15,886 12.1% 1,665.70 0.95 954
Pulau Pinang 9,084 6.9% 1,766.80 0.51 514
Perak 8,300 6.3% 2,504.90 0.33 331
Perlis 2,123 1.6% 253.80 0.84 836
Selangor 14,743 11.3% 6,472.40 0.23 228
Terengganu 9,453 7.2% 1,230.40 0.77 768
Sabah* 8,571 6.6% 3,998.50 0.21 214
Sarawak 4,762 3.6% 2,792.00 0.17 171
WP Kuala Lumpur** 8,441 6.5% 1,885.60 0.45 448
Total 130,788 100.0% 32,385.10 0.40 404

Source: Royal Malaysian Police, National Anti-Drugs Agency, Ministry of Health


and Private Drug Rehabilitation Centres

Note:
* Including WP Labuan
** Including WP Putrajaya

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Drug & Substance Abusers and Addicts Situation, 2018

Chart 1

4.2%

Chart 1 shows the total number of drug &


substance abusers and addicts according to
gender in 2018. In general, the majority of those
involved in drug abuse are males, being 125,320
individuals or 95.8 per cent, compared to females
at 5,468 individuals or 4.2 per cent.
95.8%

Female Male

Chart 2

Sarawak Indigenous 1.3%

Others 1.7%
Chart 2 shows the total number of
drug & substance abusers and addicts
Sabah Indigenous 5.7% according to community in 2018.
Records show that the majority of those
Indian 6.6%
involved in drug abuse are Malays (76.1
Chinese 8.6%
per cent) followed by Chinese (8.6 per
cent), Indians (6.6 per cent) and others
Malay 76.1% (8.7 per cent).
0 20,000 40,000 60,000 80,000 100,000 120,000

Malay Chinese Indian Sabah Others Sarawak


Indigenous Indigenous

Number of Drug &


Substance Abusers 99,535 11,205 8,676 7,419 2,201 1,752
and Addicts 2018

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Chart 3
0.2% 0.01%

3.8%

Number of Drug & Substance


Abusers and Addicts 2018

26.8%
Young people (19–39)
Middle-aged (> 40)
69.3% Teenagers (13–18)
No Information
Children (< 12)

The breakdown according to age category is


displayed in Chart 3. The number of drug &
substance abusers and addicts in the Young
people category aged between 19 to 39 is very
alarming, with the highest percentage being
at 69.3 per cent in 2018. The Middle-aged and
Teenagers categories recorded 26.7 per cent
and 3.8 per cent respectively in 2018.

Chart 4 shows the total number of drug &


substance abusers and addicts according to
Chart 4
level of education in 2018. Of the total 130,788
Number of Drug & Substance Abusers and Addicts 2018
individuals involved, records show that 35.7 per
46,685
cent of substance abusers and drug addicts had no
schooling. 6.7 per cent completed primary school
35,455
education, followed by 48.6 per cent who finished
secondary school education and 3.1 per cent who
28,149
went through tertiary education.

8,779 7,665

1,728 1,310
564 442 11
No Schooling

Primary School

LCE/SRP/PMR/PT3

MCE/SPM/SPMV

HSC/STP/STPM

Diploma

Degree

Master’s Degree/PhD

Others (e.g. Skills Certification)

No information

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Chart 5 shows the total number of drug & substance abusers and addicts according to occupation
for 2018. The background to occupation indicates that 77,246 individuals or 35.6 per cent were
employed, whereas 46,811 individuals or 35.7 per cent were unemployed.

Chart 5
50,000 35.8%

45,000

40,000
24.1%
35,000

30,000 17.9%
25,000

20,000 11.2%

15,000

10,000 5.2%
4.8%
5,000
0.7% 0.4%
0 0.02%

Casual/
Private Self- No Civil
Unemployed Labourer Part-time Student Retiree
Sector Employed Profession Servant
work
Number
of Drug 46,811 31,498 23,433 14,602 6,752 6,227 961 481 23
& Substance
Abusers and
Addicts 2018

Note:
No profession refers to persons who are not capable of working, housewives and those declaring no information as
to occupation.

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Drug & Substance Abusers and Addicts Situation, 2018

Table 2.2: Number of drug & substance abusers and


addicts according to category of drugs, 2018

Number of Drug &


Drug Category Substance Abusers and %
Addicts 2018
Opiates 41,323 31.5%
Amphetamine-Type Stimulants 84,439 64.6%
Cannabis 4,327 3.3%
Psychotropic Pills 75 0.1%
Opium 14 0.01%
Others (e.g. Kratom, Cocaine, Ketamine, Depressants, 610 0.5%
Dissociative Drugs, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, etc.)
Total 130, 788 100
Note:
Opiates: Heroin, Morphine, Codeine & Methadone
Amphetamine-Type Stimulants: i) Methamphetamine crystalline (Syabu, Ice, Batu)
ii) Methamphetamine tablets (Kuda, YABA, YAMA and Bomb Pills)
iii) Ecstasy
iv) Amphetamine

Cannabis: Cannabis, Hashish & Marijuana


Psychotropic Pills: Benzodiazepine, Psychotropic Pill, NH CDE3 -5, APO 5 and Dormicum
Others: Kratom, Cocaine, Ketamine, Depressants, Dissociative Drugs, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, etc.

Table 2.2 shows the number of drug & substance abusers and addicts according to category
of drugs in 2018. Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS) recorded the highest consumption of
drugs amounting to 64.6 per cent. Whereas the Opiates and Cannabis categories recorded 31.5
per cent and 3.3 per cent respectively. The trend of drug use in 2018 was synthetic-type drugs.
This change in trend was parallel to the trend in the ASEAN region where more than 50 per cent
of addicts obtaining treatment were using ATS2 type drugs.


2
Ibid, p. 6

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Drug & Substance Abusers and Addicts Situation, 2018

Chart 6
Psychotropic Pills
0.1%

Opiates
24.6%

Others
0.5%
YOUNG
Cannabis PEOPLE
3.4%
Amphetamine-Type
Opium Stimulants
0.01% 71.4%

Chart 6 shows the trend of


drug being abuse according
Psychotropic Pills to age category in 2018.
0.04% Amphetamine-Type Stimulants
(ATS) recorded the highest
amount of use amongst
teenagers (13–18) and young
people (19–39), at 84.9 per cent
Opiates Amphetamine-Type
52.7% Stimulants and 71.4 per cent respectively.
MIDLE-AGED
44.4%
The highest use of Opiates was
among middle-aged (40 and
above) at 52.7 per cent.

Others Cannabis Opium


0.2% 2.6% 0.03%

Opiates Psychotropic Pills


Others 7.4% 0.1%
1.2%
Cannabis
6.5%

Amphetamine-Type
TEENAGERS Stimulants
84.9%

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Table 2.3: Number of drug & substance abusers and


addicts according to ATS breakdown

Amphetamine-Type Stimulants Number of Drug & Substance %


(ATS) Abusers and Addicts
Methamphetamine crystalline (Syabu, Ice, Batu) 66,202 78.4%
Amphetamine 12,562 14.9%
Methamphetamine tablets (Kuda, YABA, YAMA 5,555 6.6%
& Bomb Pills)
Ecstasy 120 0.1%
Total 84,439 100

Table 2.3 shows data for drug & substance abusers and addicts according to breakdown of ATS
drugs. Methamphetamine crystalline is the drug most used at 78.4%, followed by Amphetamine
(14.9%) and Methamphetamine tablets (6.6%).

Drug & Substance Abusers and Addicts Situation, 2018

Table 2.4: Number of drug & substance abusers and addicts


according to Polydrugs and Non-Polydrugs category breakdown

Category Male Female Total %


Polydrugs 8,393 448 8,841 6.8%
Non-Polydrugs 116,927 5,020 121,947 93.2%
Total 125,320 5,468 130,788 100

Table 2.4 shows data for drug & substance abusers and addicts according to Polydrugs and
Non-Polydrugs categories. The polydrugs category consists of drug & substance abusers and
addicts who use more than one type of drugs at any one time. Records shows that 93.2 per cent
are non-polydrug users with the remaining 6.8 per cent being polydrugs abusers and addicts. Of
the 8,841 polydrugs abusers and addicts, 95.9 per cent use two (2) types of drugs, 4.1 per cent
use three (3) or more types of drugs.

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B. TRENDS AND PROFILES OF DRUG ADDICTS, 2014–2018

Tables 3.1 to 3.10 show the trends and profiles over a period of five (5) years of drug addicts
under treatment and rehabilitation programme through the National Anti-Drugs Agency.

Based on comparison of statistics for 2017 and 2018, cases and numbers of addicts detected
by the NADA have gone down by 5.3 per cent and 2.5 per cent (Table 3.1) respectively. This
reduction has been due to the following factors:

1) Effectiveness of the All-Out War on Drugs (AWOD) Programmes

One of the factors for this reduction is the effectiveness of the All-Out War on Drugs (AWOD)
programmes carried out since 2016. In 2018, the AWOD programme was expanded to 178
high-risk areas nationwide. Six (6) strategies were carried out collaboratively with government
and private agencies, as well as NGOs such as the Community Empowerment (CE), Omnipresence,
Ops Cegah, Ops Bersepadu, Ikon Antidadah and Media campaigns. The total number of
programmes carried out in 178 AWOD areas in 2018 was 53,348. AWOD programmes in 64 areas
implemented in 2018 rose by 12.0 per cent 3 compared to 2017.

2) Integrated Focused Prevention Programmes

Focused prevention programmes were also implemented in an integrated manner in AWOD


areas. This was the second factor contributing to the reduction in number of addicts in
2018. The focused prevention programmes encompassed educating families, the community,
educational institutions, the work place, public awareness and volunteerism. The number of
focused prevention programmes carried out in 2018 increased by 5.8 per cent compared to 2017
(refer to Table 5.1). This was supported by a 20.8 per cent reduction in positive urine tests in
secondary school students in 2018 compared to 2017. This shows indirectly that the prevention
programmes conducted in high-risk areas have had a positive impact.

3) Effectiveness of the Drug Addict Detection Programmes

Drug addict detection programmes were vigorously implemented in 2018. This was indicated
by the increase in number of operations executed, which were up by 20.2 per cent or 6,528
operations compared to 5,431 carried out in 2017. Moreover, positive urine tests showed a
reduction of 33.1 per cent (Table 7.2). This shows that the cases and number of addicts detected
have gone down within the said period in line with operations being intensified nationwide.

In addition, the authorities have successfully cleared up drug addiction ‘ports’ in identified
high-risk areas. Following the implementation of these operations, the locations of drug
abuser activities have moved to residential areas, privately-owned properties and guesthouses,

3 Refer to Table 8.1. The number of AWOD programmes carried out according to area in 2017 was 18,435.

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especially in urban areas. As such, the number of drug addicts detected have gone down as the
number of arrests at addict ‘ports’ have declined greatly.

4) Increase in Community Cooperation

Boosting the community through the implementation of Community Empowerment, especially


in the 178 high-risk areas, also contributed to the reduction in number of drug addicts
detected in 2018. NADA carried out 97 Training of Trainers (ToT) programmes involving 5,525
participants comprising volunteers, community leaders, members of mosque committees,
heads of religion and youth leaders. The content of such programmes is to make participants
aware of the effects and dangers of drugs, provide knowledge of assessment of risk areas and
enhance awareness of their functions and roles in eradicating drugs in their respective areas.
These programmes have seen positive results whereby communities have taken action in
combatting drug problems in their areas through the channeling of complaints to the relevant
authorities. The number of complaints received by NADA in 2018 rose by 5.8 per cent, or 8,909
complaints (Table 7.1), compared to the previous year. A caring community will help reduce
drug related problems in its environment.

5) Increase in Voluntary Clients

The reduction in numbers of addicts detected in 2018 stemmed from an increase in clients
voluntarily seeking treatment and rehabilitation. Table 7.5 shows a total of 5,110 Persons Under
Supervision (PUS) who volunteered to undergo treatment in 2018, compared to 4,742 PUS in
2017, an increase of 7.8 per cent.

6) Effectiveness of Treatment and Rehabilitation Programmes

Table 3.1 shows the statistics for recurring addicts (per individual) reduced by 10.3 per
cent, in comparison between 2017 and 2018. This indicates the effectiveness of treatment
and rehabilitation programmes. Drug addicts who completed treatment and rehabilitation
generally remained drug-free throughout 2018. However, statistics for relapse addicts (per
case) showed an increase of 4.2 per cent. This is due to detected addicts sliding back into their
addiction habit within the same period.

Relapse is a recovery process. 4 Recovery from drug addiction is a lifelong process. Relapses that
occur are not failures but significant milestones to check and rebuild an ex-addict’s resilience.
Other matters that must be examined are the ratio between Rehabilitation Officers and Clients,
which must be balanced and in line with international best practice standards, as well as an
increase in training and skills for rehabilitation officers and service providers.

4 National Institute on Drug Abuse, Drugs, Brains and Behaviour: The Science of Addiction, https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/
drugs-brains-behaviour-science-addiction/treatment-recovery, retrieved 15th August 2019.

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In conclusion, the use of a balanced approach between supply and demand approaches
has significantly contributed towards the reduction in cases of addicts detected throughout
2018. The same trend may be seen in countries such as Cambodia, the Philippines and
Singapore, which have managed to reduce the number of addicts detected through
implementation of prevention, treatment and rehabilitation programmes, as well as vigorous
and balanced enforcement. 5

5 Manop Kanato, Chuanpit Choomwattana, Rachanikorn Sarasiri, Poonrut Leyatikul, (Eds.) 2018. ASEAN DRUG MONITORING REPORT 2017.
Bangkok: ASEAN Narcotics Cooperation Center.

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Table 3.1: Number of addicts detected according to status of case, 2014–2018

Status of Case/Year Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Per Case 13,605 20,289 22,923 18,440 17,474
New Case
Per Individual 11,712 17,947 22,814 18,112 17,315
Per Case 8,172 6,379 7,921 7,482 7,793
Relapse Case
Per Individual 9,863 7,643 4,648 3,242 2,908
Per Case 21,777 26,668 30,844 25,922 25,267
Total
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223

Table 3.2: Number of addicts detected according to gender, 2014–2018

Gender/Year Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Male Per Case 21,078 25,655 29,660 24,926 24,314
Per Individual 20,878 24,599 26,396 20,464 19,392
Female Per Case 699 1,013 1,184 996 953
Per Individual 697 991 1,066 890 831
Per Case 21,777 26,668 30,844 25,922 25,267
Total
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223

Table 3.3: Number of addicts detected according to race, 2014–2018

Community/Year Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Malay Per Case 17,122 21,335 24,901 20,956 20,671
Per Individual 16,940 20,515 22,340 17,405 16,497
Chinese Per Case 1,828 2,117 2,182 1,947 1,480
Per Individual 1,809 1,987 1,826 1,475 1,148
Indian Per Case 1,657 2,113 2,428 1,760 1,602
Per Individual 1,660 2,002 2,010 1,260 1,159
Sabah Indigenous Per Case 842 774 977 999 1,087
Per Individual 839 766 948 975 1,038
Sarawak Indigenous Per Case 180 148 154 113 223
Per Individual 179 148 154 111 202
Others* Per Case 148 181 202 147 204
Per Individual 148 172 184 128 179
Per Case 21,777 26,668 30,844 25,922 25,267
Total
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223

Source: National Anti-Drugs Agency


* Refers to Sikh, Thai, Eurasian and Aboriginal People

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Table 3.4: Number of addicts detected according to age category, 2014–2018

Age Category/Year Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Teenagers (13–18) Per Case 622 717 826 694 550
Per Individual 615 713 810 683 541
Young People (19–39) Per Case 15,692 19,578 22,709 18,823 18,417
Per Individual 15,540 18,799 20,335 15,812 15,131
Middle-Aged (≥40) Per Case 5,463 6,373 7,309 6,405 6,300
Per Individual 5,420 6,078 6,317 4,859 4,551
Per Case 21,777 26,668 30,844 25,922 25,267
Total
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223

Table 3.5: Number of addicts detected according to level of education, 2014–2018

Level of Education/Year Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


No Schooling Per Case 1,909 2,681 3,351 3,751 4,044
Per Individual 1,784 2,441 2,992 3,293 3,563
Primary School Per Case 2,694 2,862 2,898 2,370 2,118
Per Individual 2,707 2,773 2,529 1,848 1,588
LCE/SRP/PMR Per Case 8,662 10,326 11,730 9,082 8,451
Per Individual 8,570 9,911 10,297 7,192 6,459
MCE/SPM/SPMV Per Case 7,502 9,445 11,314 9,311 9,114
Per Individual 7,520 9,156 10,189 7,760 7,283
HSC/STP/STPM Per Case 188 171 218 166 166
Per Individual 184 158 205 135 132
Diploma Per Case 290 453 506 473 540
Per Individual 289 449 475 439 479
Degree/Masters/PhD Per Case 44 77 96 113 114
Per Individual 43 77 92 106 103
Others (such as Skills Per Case 488 653 731 656 720
Certification)* Per Individual 478 625 683 581 616
Per Case 21,777 26,668 30,844 25,922 25,267
Total
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223

Source: National Anti-Drugs Agency

*Including Matriculation, Non-MLVK Basic Skills Certificate, Non-MLVK Advanced Skills Certificate, Non-Technical
Skills Certificate, MLVK Skills Certificate and other related skills certificate.

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Table 3.6: Number of addicts detected according to occupation category, 2014–2018

Occupation Category/Year Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Construction Per Case 606 531 453 297 303
Per Individual 540 483 437 263 261
General Labourer Per Case 4,805 5,086 5,232 5,416 5,621
Per Individual 4,594 4,924 5,025 4,726 4,489
Entertainment Per Case 37 48 27 41 19
Per Individual 37 45 23 39 19
Sales Per Case 1,837 2,061 2,101 1,708 1,607
Per Individual 1,657 1,908 2,034 1,542 1,392
Unemployed Per Case 2,746 3,911 4,533 4,125 3,650
Per Individual 2,688 3,713 4,345 3,547 2,986
Transportation Per Case 1,144 1,245 1,230 950 940
Per Individual 1,066 1,185 1,182 854 796
Management* Per Case 179 199 215 247 207
Per Individual 166 192 211 234 197
Student Per Case 197 269 298 281 186
Per Individual 179 260 295 274 184
Clerical Per Case 51 52 66 66 58
Per Individual 48 47 64 64 55
Service Per Case 2,460 2,348 2,299 1,744 1,822
Per Individual 2,219 2,190 2,210 1,574 1,595
Manufacturing Per Case 502 522 576 465 421
Per Individual 468 475 563 432 378
Agriculture/Fishery Per Case 1,814 1,969 1,857 1,443 1,457
Per Individual 1,633 1,856 1,794 1,242 1,197
Casual/Part-Time Per Case 4,155 7,117 10,643 8,173 8,086
Per Individual 5,152 7,079 8,011 5,676 5,890
Technical Per Case 1,244 1,310 1,314 966 890
Per Individual 1,128 1,233 1,268 885 784
Total Per Case 21,777 26,668 30,844 25,922 25,267
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,352 20,223

Source: National Anti-Drugs Agency

*Including civil servants

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Table 3.7: Number of addicts detected according to State, 2014–2018

State/Year Case/ Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Johor Per Case 1,992 2,541 2,565 2,108 2,352
Per Individual 1,999 2,470 2,403 1,901 2,085
Kedah Per Case 2,535 2,945 3,862 2,655 2,693
Per Individual 2,559 2,893 3,641 2,343 2,155
Kelantan Per Case 1,399 1,994 3,233 3,700 4,153
Per Individual 1,384 1,944 2,860 3,179 3,336
Melaka Per Case 845 944 930 613 736
Per Individual 828 936 876 527 582
Negeri Sembilan Per Case 951 1,050 1,172 1,012 1,374
Per Individual 937 1,038 1,123 847 1,128
Pahang Per Case 1,903 2,066 2,419 2,088 1,749
Per Individual 1,865 1,985 2,119 1,712 1,420
Perak Per Case 2,716 3,106 2,639 1,557 1,820
Per Individual 2,716 3,058 2,439 1,323 1,466
Perlis Per Case 499 781 692 654 582
Per Individual 470 694 596 489 405
Pulau Pinang Per Case 2,780 4,280 5,081 3,844 2,303
Per Individual 2,715 3,784 3,549 2,077 1,043
Sabah Per Case 940 898 1,044 1,047 1,200
Per Individual 939 891 1,025 1,008 1,147
Sarawak Per Case 854 658 534 440 693
Per Individual 845 639 515 419 630
Selangor Per Case 2,051 2,987 3,176 2,375 2,228
Per Individual 2,054 2,907 3,015 2,159 1,940
Terengganu Per Case 579 1,022 1,676 2,044 2,057
Per Individual 576 1,006 1,629 1,845 1,766
WP Kuala Lumpur Per Case 1,698 1,328 1,695 1,655 1,223
Per Individual 1,653 1,282 1,548 1,395 1,021
WP Labuan Per Case 19 36 79 92 72
Per Individual 19 35 78 92 70
WP Putrajaya Per Case 16 32 47 38 32
Per Individual 16 28 46 38 29
Total Per Case 21,777 26,668 30,844 25,922 25,267
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223
Source: National Anti-Drugs Agency

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Table 3.8: Number of addicts according to type of drug, 2014–2018

Type of Drug/Year Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Opiates* Per Case 14,502 16,616 16,985 10,154 7,746
Per Individual 13,959 15,288 14,579 7,580 5,773
Methamphetamine Per Case 4,117 8,133 10,107 10,419 11,531
(crystalline) Per Individual 4,124 7,457 8,624 8,392 8,698
Methamphetamine Per Case 1,919 1,389 1,236 1,066 4,853
(tablets) Per Individual 1,221 861 2,310 3,697 3,822
Cannabis Per Case 1,239 674 2,631 4,366 1,122
Per Individual 1,762 1,354 1,192 974 944
ATS** Per Case 535 635 764 764 1,152
Per Individual 478 604 726 695 954
Others **** Per Case 8 7 18 9 19
Per Individual 24 19 19 11 17
Psychotropic Pills*** Per Case 35 25 23 13 26
Per Individual 7 7 12 5 15
Total Per Case 22,355 27,479 31,764 26,791 26,449
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223

Source: National Anti-Drugs Agency


Note:
I. *Refers to Heroin and Morphine
II. **Refers to Ecstasy and Amphetamines
III. Cannabis: Cannabis, Hashish and Marijuana
IV. Methamphetamine (crystalline): Syabu, Ice and Batu
V. Methamphetamine (tablets): Kuda, YABA, YAMA and Bomb Pills
VI. ***Including Benzodiazepine, Psychotropic Pills and Erimin-5
VII. ***Including Kratom leaves, Depressants, Dissociative drugs, Hallucinogens, Inhalants, etc.
VIII. Data on drugs used is not necessarily equal to the total number of addicts, as some addicts use more than
one type of drug.
IX. Per Case Data refers to an addict committing one or more offence in the current year. Per Individual Data
refers to the data of an addict taken into account only once in a specific period.

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Table 3.9: Number of addicts detected according to reason for taking drugs, 2014–2018

Reason for Taking Drugs/ Case/Individual 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Year
Influence of Friends Per Case 13,466 16,943 17,990 16,209 14,459
Per Individual 13,189 15,844 15,634 13,134 11,324
Curiosity Per Case 3,221 4,523 5,618 4,813 5,009
Per Individual 3,137 4,056 4,626 3,656 3,720
Pleasure Per Case 2,270 2,550 3,944 3,323 3,286
Per Individual 2,215 2,529 3,400 2,495 2,510
Mental Stress Per Case 1,986 1,572 1,910 1,214 1,953
Per Individual 1,725 1,462 1,727 1,043 1,428
Others* Per Case 752 1,059 1,442 840 1,187
Per Individual 719 957 1,284 690 878
Pain Relief/Stamina Per Case 461 617 698 345 462
Per Individual 421 557 640 297 295
Stimulation Per Case 174 206 145 39 84
Per Individual 144 176 134 33 61
Inadvertent Use Per Case 25 9 17 8 9
Per Individual 25 9 17 6 7
Total Per Case 22,355 27,479 31,764 26,791 26,449
Per Individual 21,575 25,590 27,462 21,354 20,223

Source: National Anti-Drugs Agency


Note:
I. *This category includes for aggressiveness, reason of job, amusement, lack of religious education, financial
problems, for slimming, being subject to abuse, medicinal, emotional longing, sex, deceived due to lack of
knowledge about the danger of drugs, for studies, etc.
II. Per Case Data refers to an addict committing one or more offences in the current year. Per Individual Data
refers to the data of an addict taken into account only once within a specific period.

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INFORMATION
ON DRUGS

PART II
SUMMARY OF FINDINGS
ON SUPPLY OF DRUGS

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SUMMARY OF FINDINGS ON SUPPLY OF DRUGS

The government views the problem of drug trafficking in the country very seriously as it indirectly
poses a threat to the Nation’s social and economic development. One of the challenges faced
is due to the fact the Malaysia is close to the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar.
The Golden Triangle is a key area for the planting, manufacturing and trafficking of drugs
in the world.6 Table 4.1 shows data of arrests for various offences under the Dangerous Drugs
Act, 1952, which has gone down by 0.45 per cent or 157,677 individuals compared to 2017
(158,386 individuals).

Based on the latest developments, Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (ATS) such as


Methamphetamine are the most in demand and their price is low on the black market. Table
4.2 displays records of seizures for Methamphetamine (crystalline) in 2018, which has increased
by more than 100 per cent compared to 2017. Supply of traditional drugs such as cannabis has
dropped by 30.0 per cent, whereas the supply for heroin has increased at a minimum rate of
21.3 per cent.

Based on Table 4.3, the black market price for Methamphetamine (crystalline) has gone down
by 28.6 per cent from RM70,000 per kg in 2017 to RM50,000 per kg in 2018. The reduction in
price of Methamphetamine (crystalline) signifies a glut on the black market.

Table 4.4 displays the total value of property seized under the Dangerous Drugs (Forfeiture
of Property) Act 1988, which shows a reduction from RM113.723 million in 2017 to RM90.056
million in 2018 (–20.81%). However, the value of property successfully forfeited increased from
RM7.026 million in 2017 to RM20.649 million in 2018 (+193%). Table 4.5 shows the number
of cases and arrests connected to drug processing laboratories that were uncovered over a
period of 5 years. Comparisons between 2017 and 2018 show an increase in the number
of cases and arrests connected to drug laboratories discovered at 94.4 per cent and 61.6
per cent respectively.

Based on Tables 4.4 and 4.5, it is indicated that the Country’s enforcement agencies have been
relatively successful in restricting drug processing and trafficking activities in the country
and abroad.

6
Ibid, p. 7

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Table 4.1: Number of arrests under the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952,
2014–2018

Section/Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Section 39B DDA 1952 (Trafficking) 4,923 5,354 5,771 6,759 6,884
Section 39A (2) DDA 1952 (Major 3,259 3,455 3,706 4,140 3,997
Possession)
Section 39A (1) DDA 1952 (Minor 8,023 9,625 11,721 13,583 14,691
Possession)
Other Sections under DDA 1952 34,172 38,299 47,002 52,979 56,640
[Section 6 / Section 6B / Section 9 /
Section 12(2)]
Section 15(1)(a) DDA 1952 – self- 81,435 84,205 85,004 80,925 75,465
administration
Total 131,812 140,938 153,204 158,386 157,677

Source: Royal Malaysian Police, Royal Malaysian Customs &


Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency

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Table 4.2: Seizure of Drugs and Substances under the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952,
2014–2018
 
Drugs and Unit of 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Substances Measurement
CANNABIS
Marijuana (Herb) kg 579.11 1,844.20 2,945.46 2,696.27 1,894.76
Cannabis plant 72 52 23 75 11
OPIATES (ILLICIT OPIOIDS)
Heroin kg 453.79 742.84 440.18 603.07 731.49
Opium (Raw & kg 0.13 0.10 0.67 0.11 0.20
Cooked)
Codeine Litre 1,584.48 3,169 5,616.00 10,216.33 37,263.85
COCAINE
Salt (Cocaine HCI, kg 1.67 18.02 253.08 23.00 12.05
Powdered Cocaine)
Crack kg 33.40 - - - -
AMPHETAMINE-TYPE STIMULANTS
Methamphetamine kg 1,212.67 1,138.45 718.48 1,553.25 6,851.79
(crystal)
Ecstasy Tablet 117,702 407,530 200,763 329,594 -
kg 53.70 - - 430.56 381.33
Methamphetamine Tablet 557,335 538,176 895,499 908,015 -
(pills) kg 0.52 4.35 - - 226.12
Methamphetamine kg 41.76 260 429.00 460.07 269.89
(liquid)
SEDATIVES AND TRANQUILLISERS
Diverted/Counterfeit Tablet 467,133 2,018,960 1,891,852 - -
Prescription
Drugs Containing
Benzodiazepines*
Erimin-5 Tablet - - - 4,430 -
kg - - - - 912.38
Benzodiazepines Tablet - - 1,879,942 2,752,122 -

Source: (i) Royal Malaysian Police, Royal Malaysian Customs & Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
(ii) *For 2014 to 2016, data is included from the Pharmaceutical Enforcement Division, Ministry of Health

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Table 4.2: Seizure of Drugs and Substances under the Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA) 1952,
2014–2018

Drugs and Unit of 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Substances Measurement
SEDATIVES AND TRANQUILLISERS
Psychotropic Tablet 1,055,749 39,013 164,148 13,944 -
Pills* kg 0.06 - - - 0.82
DRUGS UNDER NATIONAL BUT NOT INTERNATIONAL CONTROL
Ketamine kg 242.01 50.99 380.04 506.36 704.20
Kratom (Leaves) kg - 28,961.44 124,717.89 81,028.57 87,564.84
Kratom (Liquid) Litre - 68,675 274,421 89,060.08 233,525.90
Khat Leaves kg - - 310.47 0.41 33.77

Source: (i) Royal Malaysian Police, Royal Malaysian Customs & Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency
(ii) *For 2014 to 2016, data is included from the Pharmaceutical Enforcement Division, Ministry of Health

Table 4.3: Price of Drugs on the Black Market,


2014–2018

Drug/Substance 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Cannabis 3,000.00 2,600.00 2,000.00 3,000.00 2,400.00
Heroin 30,000.00 19,600.00 15,600.00 17,000.00 11,000.00
Opium 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00 20,000.00
Cocaine (Powder) 200,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00
Kratom (Leaves) 35.00 26.00 30.00 30.00 30.00
Kratom (Liquid) 5.00 8.00 10.00 10.00 15.00
Methamphetamine 190,000.00 117,000.00 70,000.00 70,000.00 50,000.00
(Crystalline)
Methamphetamine (Tablets) 40.00 22.00 12.00 10.00 20.00
Ecstasy 60.00 46.00 35.00 30.00 30.00
Ketamine 35,000.00 20,000.00 45,000.00 45,000.00 53,000.00
Benzodiazepines 20.00 20.00 15.00 15.00 15.00
Codeine 150.00 480.00 150.00 150.00 130.00

Source: (i) Royal Malaysian Police


(ii) The prices displayed refer to the black market price in the fourth quarter of each respective year

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Table 4.4: Number of Cases and Value under the Dangerous Drugs
(Forfeiture of Property) Act 1988,
2014–2018

Year Number of Cases Value of Property Seized Value of Property Forfeited (RM)
(RM)
2014 3,871 67,594,035.37 10,493,841.23
2015 3,980 73,398,482.08 10,168,042.93
2016 4,388 99,388,103.78 15,132,020.24
2017 5,059 113,723,063.66 7,026,984.21
2018 4,961 90,055,516.16 20,649,209.82

Source: Royal Malaysian Police

Table 4.5: Number of Cases and Arrests Connected to


the Discovery of Drug Processing Laboratories,
2014–2018

Year 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018


Cases 26 38 26 18 35
Arrests 95 127 130 73 118

Source: Royal Malaysian Police

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INFORMATION
ON DRUGS

PART III
STATISTICS AND
RELATED PROGRAMMES

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A. STATISTICS OF PREVENTION PROGRAMMES

Table 5.1: KPI and implementation of Focused Prevention


Programmes for 2017 and 2018

DIFFERENCE
2017 2018
PROGRAMME (2017–2018)
KPI IMPLEMENTATION % KPI IMPLEMENTATION % KPI IMPLEMENTATION
FOA 215 232 108 316 316 100 101 208
SMART CAMP 115 119 103 113 113 100 -2 10
SHIELDS CAMP 178 192 108 167 167 100 -11 59
TOMORROW’S 195 216 111 220 220 100 25 109
LEADERS
PUBLIC SECTOR 292 546 187 443 443 100 151 256
RESOLVE
PRIVATE SECTOR 214 248 116 226 226 100 12 110
RESOLVE

AGRONOMICAL 98 141 144 279 279 100 181 135


SECTOR
RESOLVE
SMART CAMP 97 101 104 107 107 100 10 3
MUTUAL 140 203 145 0 257 - -140 112
ATTACHMENT
TOTAL 1,558 2,011 129 1,871 2,128      

Table 5.2: Statistics of implementation of urine testing on secondary school students, 2016–2018

NUMBER OF TOTAL URINE AMPHETA- METHAM-


YEAR POSITIVE OPIATES CANNABIS OTHERS
PROGRAMMES TESTED MINES PHETAMIN
2016 1,395 35,522 1,411 33 350 131 968 3
2017 1,760 36,876 1,750 60 390 53 1,291 14
2018 1,611 35,167 1,386 93 360 15 922 29

Table 5.3: Static Public Awareness Exhibitions (Frequency of Exhibitions), 2016–2018

FREQUENCY OF EXHIBITIONS
YEAR PRIMARY SECONDARY INSTITUTION OF PUBLIC
WORKPLACE TOTAL
SCHOOL SCHOOL HIGHER EDUCATION PLACE
2016 1,336 889 291 283 1,505 4,304
2017 1,560 1,120 379 459 1,794 5,103
2018 1,414 1,010 316 764 1,436 4,940

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Table 5.4: Number of Visitors at Static Public Awareness Exhibitions,


2016–2018

FREQUENCY OF EXHIBITIONS
YEAR PRIMARY SECONDARY INSTITUTION OF PUBLIC
WORKPLACE TOTAL
SCHOOL SCHOOL HIGHER EDUCATION PLACE

2016 365,427 328,460 70,947 41,029 653,638 1,444,816

2017 413,777 413,058 121,698 71,124 779,634 1,805,858

2018 418,230 422,115 82,687 68,114 604,451 1,595,597


 

Table 5.5: Mobile Public Awareness Exhibitions (Frequency of Exhibitions),


2016–2018

FREQUENCY OF EXHIBITIONS
YEAR PRIMARY SECONDARY INSTITUTION OF PUBLIC
WORKPLACE TOTAL
SCHOOL SCHOOL HIGHER EDUCATION PLACE

2016 93 74 67 4 41 279

2017 66 54 12 9 45 165

2018 28 19 2 3 32 84

Table 5.6: Number of Visitors at Mobile Public Awareness Exhibitions,


2016–2018

NUMBER OF VISITORS
YEAR PRIMARY SECONDARY INSTITUTION OF PUBLIC
WORKPLACE TOTAL
SCHOOL SCHOOL HIGHER EDUCATION PLACE

2016 32,946 39,100 7,813 737 27,280 107,876

2017 43,790 34,700 6,660 5,060 29,510 119,220

2018 23,187 17,317 1,285 1,420 23,767 66,976

Table 5.7: Statistics of Dissemination of Anti-Drugs Messages through Distribution Media,


2016–2018

YEAR RADIO TELEVISION


2016 101 22
2017 134 32
2018 109 12

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Table 5.8: Number of Visitors to Anti-Drugs Messages Disseminated on


Broadcast Media for 2017 and 2018

NUMBER OF VISITORS
No. MEDIUM
2017 2018
1 NADA Facebook 31,945 2,705,209
2 Prevention Division Facebook 16,097 17,637
3 NADA Twitter 138,892 142,601
4 NADA Squad Twitter 22,089 179,756
5 Instagram 536 630
6 Blog 228,502 210,934
7 Prevention Interactive Web 607,706 662,162
8 wecareweserve.org 310,345 314,479
9 YouTube 713,830 2,288

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Table 5.9: Achievement of Public Awareness Programmes through


Print Media for 2017 and 2018

FREQUENCY OF NEWS/SUPPLEMENTARY PUBLICATION


STATE YEAR OTHER READING
NEWSPAPER POSTER BUNTING TOTAL
MATERIAL
2017 38 8 12 358 416
PERLIS
2018 25 0 16 209 250
2017 28 138 10 2,092 2,268
KEDAH
2018 29 98 1,963 13,700 15,790
2017 11 0 0 5,089 5,100
PULAU PINANG
2018 4 5 500 7,765 8,023
2017 27 40 0 1,980 2,047
PERAK
2018 6 20 4 964 996
2017 12 0 0 720 732
SELANGOR
2018 27 10 100 201 338
2017 0 391 62 955 1,408
WP KUALA LUMPUR
2018 5 140 38 1,700 1,883
2017 10 30 16 349 405
NEGERI SEMBILAN
2018 6 22 7 100 135
2017 50 0 2 0 52
MELAKA
2018 26 0 0 0 26
2017 66 257 593 2,136 3,052
JOHOR
2018 567 247 124 2,410 3,348
2017 15 155 21 725 916
PAHANG
2018 1 165 35 740 921
2017 40 55 33 48 176
KELANTAN
2018 187 0 5 1,264 1,456
2017 26 499 417 3,078 4,224
TERENGGANU
2018 24 1,306 28 1,627 2,985
2017 39 29 21 7,413 7,502
SABAH
2018 73 3 4 3,606 3,686
2017 36 0 0 0 36
SARAWAK
2018 9 2 8 26 36
TOTAL 1,387 3,620 4,019 59,255 68,207

Source: National Anti-Drugs Agency

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B. STATISTICS OF TREATMENT, MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES

Table 6.1: Statistics of addicts detected and under the


NADA Rehabilitation service, 2014–2018
 
YEAR Rehabilitation Service in Institutions Rehabilitation Service in the Community
2014 5,301 42,228
2015 6,406 46,139
2016 8,032 52,386
2017 6,748 64,559
2018 5,478 54,251

Note:
Data on addicts receiving rehabilitation services in institutions refers to addicts in the current
year ordered by the court pursuant to Section 6(1)(a) of the Drug Dependants (Treatment and
Rehabilitation) Act 1983 and Section 8(3)(a) of the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation)
Act 1983.

Table 6.2: Estimated daily funding for each resident of


Rehabilitation Centres for 2018

EXPENDITURE TOTAL (RM)


Food and Beverage Costs RM 8.00
Other expenses RM 42.00
(e.g.: Staff emolument, service & supply)
TOTAL RM 50.00

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA

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Table 6.3: Collective intake and capacity of Cure & Care Rehabilitation
Centres (CCRC), 2018
 
NO. CCRC CAPACITY COLLECTIVE
INTAKE 2018
1 SERDANG 350 247
2 KG. SELAMAT 320 353
3 BATU KURAU 400 369
4 PERLOP 350 296
5 KARAK 150 165
6 RAUB 300 306
7 GAMBANG 400 218
8 BENTA 350 147
9 SG. RUAN 200 180
10 JELI 350 178
11 BESUT 30 31
12 MUAR 350 329
13 KOTA TINGGI 400 289
14 TIANG DUA 350 225
15 JELEBU 350 286
16 SERENDAH 300 296
17 DENGKIL 250 136
18 BACHOK (W) 250 142
19 KARANGAN 210 137
20 PAPAR 300 408
21 KUCHING 150 76
 TOTAL 6,110 4,814

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA

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Table 6.4: Collective intake and capacity


of Cure & Care Clinics, 2018

NO. C&C CLINIC CAPACITY COLLECTIVE INTAKE 2018


1 SG. BESI 150 130
2 KOTA BHARU 190 101
3 BUKIT MERTAJAM 200 280
4 TAMPOI 200 183
5 TAMPIN 250 140
6 JERANTUT 200 88
7 BACHOK (W) 60 159
8 KARANGAN 170 182
9 PAPAR 60 143
10 KUCHING 25 45
TOTAL 1,505 1,451

Table 6.5: Number of residents and capacity of Cure & Care


Vocational Centres (CCVC)
 
NO. CURE & CARE VOCATIONAL CENTRE CAPACITY NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
(CCVC) 2018
1 SEPANG 250 159

Table 6.6: Number of clients involved in Implementation


of ISRA Module as of December 2018
 
REHABILITATION CENTRE NUMBER OF CLIENTS INVOLVED
CCRC KG. SELAMAT 155
CCRC KARAK 125
CCRC SG. RUAN 135
CCRC JELI 132
CCRC BATU KURAU 275
CCRC PERLOP 225
CCRC TIANG DUA 230
CCRC BENTA 89
TOTAL 1,366

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA

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Table 6.7: Statistics of clients on the Implementation of the Clients’ Educational


Access Programme (CEAP), 2017–2018

ITEM C&C Clinic C&C Clinic C&C Clinic C&C Clinic TOTAL
YEAR Karangan Kota Papar
Bharu
PT3 2017 0 2 0 2
2018 0 0 0 0
SPM 2017 39 9 5 53
2018 38 0 0 38
PASS 2017 9 8 5 22
(ELIGIBLE FOR SP CERTIFICATE) 2018 24 0 0 24

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA

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Table 6.8: Number of Residential and Non-Residential clients


at Cure & Care Service Centres (CCSC)
 
NO. STATE CCSC NUMBER OF CCSC NUMBER OF CCSC NON-
RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS
1 KEDAH KULIM 36 0
PENDANG 36 3
2 PULAU PINANG TELUK BAHANG 64 0
GEORGETOWN Changed to CIC, May 2016
3 PERAK BATU GAJAH Changed to CIC, May 2017
IPOH CITY 0 1
KAMPAR 48 0
TAPAH 51 0
4 SELANGOR HULU SELANGOR 27 0
HULU LANGAT 24 1
GOMBAK 49 0
PETALING Changed to CIC, May 2016
KLANG 34 1
5 WP KUALA CHOW KIT 0 4
LUMPUR MALURI Changed to CIC, March 2017
KG. KERINCHI 22 0
SAN PENG 24 8
DESA REJANG Closed 
6 MELAKA ALOR GAJAH 31 0
JASIN Changed to CIC, March 2017
7 NEGERI SEMBILAN PORT DICKSON 42 3
KUALA PILAH 2 79
JEMPOL 31 0
TAMPIN Changed to CIC, May 2016
8 JOHOR MUAR Changed to CIC. May 2016
BATU PAHAT 24 0
KOTA TINGGI 33 0
PONTIAN Changed to CIC, May 2016
KLUANG 25 0
TANGKAK 0 0

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Table 6.8: Number of Residential and Non-Residential clients at


Cure & Care Service Centres (CCSC)

NO. STATE CCSC NUMBER OF CCSC NUMBER OF CCSC NON-


RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS
9 PAHANG KUANTAN Changed to CIC,
August 2015
JENGKA 61 0
MEMPAGA 3 48 0
CHINI 39 0
10 TERENGGANU KUALA 42 7
TERENGGANU
11 HULU 63 0
TERENGGANU
BESUT Changed to CIC,
August 2015
12 KELANTAN TANAH MERAH 43 4
BACHOK 0 23
13 SARAWAK KUCHING 53 0
SRI AMAN 11 0
LIMBANG 21 12
SIBU 41 20
MIRI 45 32
14 SABAH SANDAKAN 37 10
SEMPORNA 17 5
KOTA KINABALU 14 52
KENINGAU 65 64
TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS 1,203 329

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA 

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Table 6.9: Number of clients at Clients’ Integration


Centres (CIC) for 2018
 

NO. STATE CIC NUMBER OF CLIENTS

1 PERLIS KANGAR 27

2 KEDAH KUALA MUDA 17

3 PULAU PINANG TASEK GELUGOR 40

GEORGETOWN 12

4 PERAK TELUK INTAN 22

BATU GAJAH 20

5 SELANGOR AMPANG 29

PETALING 22

6 WPKL MALURI 36

7 NEGERI SEMBILAN SEREMBAN 26

8 MELAKA TAMPIN 14

JASIN 35

9 JOHOR SEGAMAT 25

JOHOR BAHRU 20

MUAR 24

PONTIAN 17

10 PAHANG KUANTAN 25

11 TERENGGANU DUNGUN 24

BESUT 35

TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENTS 470

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA

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Table 6.10: Total attendance and programmes/services at


Caring Community Houses (CCH), 2018

NO. STATE CARING COMMUNITY NUMBER OF TOTAL


HOUSE (CCH) PROGRAMMES/SERVICES ATTENDANCE

1 PERLIS KANGAR 4 221


TAMAN EMAS, BESERI 4 478
RPA ARAU 7 480
2 KEDAH KUBANG PASU 0 0
BALING 0 0
KULIM 0 0
KUALA MUDA 6 306
KOTA SETAR 28 574
BANDAR BAHARU 0 0
TEMONYONG 1 58
3 PULAU JALAN SCOTLAND 11 311
PINANG PINANG TUNGGAL 151 2,878
4 PERAK TRONG 1 34
TELUK INTAN 0 0
* KAMPAR 0 0
(CLOSED)
BUNTONG 0 0
FELCRA KG. GAJAH 0 0
BAGAN DATOH 0 0
5 SELANGOR HULU LANGAT 1 76
GOMBAK 9 228
KLANG 5 218
PUCHONG PERDANA 1 36
(CLOSED & REPLACED)
DESA MENTARI
PETALING
KUALA LANGAT 0 0
6 WP KUALA LEMBAH PANTAI 0 0
LUMPUR SAN PENG 1 23
KG. MALAYSIA RAYA 3 100

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NO. STATE CARING COMMUNITY NUMBER OF TOTAL


HOUSE (CCH) PROGRAMMES/SERVICES ATTENDANCE

7 MELAKA JASIN 1 77
DURIAN TUNGGAL 1 40
MASJID TANAH 0 0
LIMBONGAN 0 0
PADANG TEMU 3 65
BUKIT GEDONG 0 0
8 NEGERI PORT DICKSON 2 36
SEMBILAN TAMPIN 0 0
JELEBU 4 79
REMBAU 7 169
JASMIN 34 1,113
JEMPOL 1 81
9 JOHOR BAITUL ISLAH 4 73
PAGOH 0 0
SEMBRONG 4 167
TAMAN CENDANA 1 37
KOTA TINGGI 5 177
MERSING 3 118
PONTIAN 3 94
LEDANG 7 212
SEGAMAT 5 311
10 PAHANG JERANTUT 4 59
PEKAN 6 139
BENTONG 3 184
KG. MERAPOH 4 67
ROMPIN 13 384
KUANTAN 8 242
BERA 11 236
DONG 0 0

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NO. STATE CARING COMMUNITY NUMBER OF TOTAL


HOUSE (CCH) PROGRAMMES/SERVICES ATTENDANCE

11 TERENGGANU KG. GONG BARU 7 816


KUALA BESUT 2 122
MARANG 8 503
SETIU 29 626
DUNGUN 8 289
HULU TERENGGANU 31 916
KEMAMAN 42 1,435
12 KELANTAN TUMPAT 26 774
BACHOK (CONTRACT 0 0
ENDED)
GUA MUSANG 6 137
MACHANG 0 0
PASIR MAS 1 13
KOTA BHARU 0 0
*PASIR PUTEH 0 0
(CLOSED FOLLOWING
RESOLUTION OF
MEETING)
13 SARAWAK KUCHING 0 0
BINTULU 0 0
MUKAH 0 0
14 SABAH KG. DARAU 0 0
KG. PINTAS 4 61
KUDAT 5 137
TONGOD 0 0
TAWAU 4 156
RANAU 3 84
TOTAL 543 16,250

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA

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Table 6.11: Statistics of Maintaining the Recovery of Persons


under Supervision (PUS), 2017 and 2018

NUMBER NUMBER
NUMBER NUMBER
OF PUS OF PUS
OF PUS % OF PUS %
NO. STATE FULFILLING FULFILLING
EVALUATED EVALUATED
CRITERIA CRITERIA

2017 2018

1 PERLIS 365 126 283 133

2 KEDAH 1,810 979 1,837 1,078

PULAU
3 1,449 851 1,426 672
PINANG

4 PERAK 1,210 705 1,936 855

5 SELANGOR 1,493 592 1,826 826

6 WPKL 456 245 419 290

NEGERI
7 494 374 477 352
SEMBILAN
54 55
8 MELAKA 602 239 491 300

9 JOHOR 1,871 699 1,786 793

10 PAHANG 1,377 878 1,734 1,106

11 TERENGGANU 665 380 1,145 673

12 KELANTAN 744 558 1,046 774


13 SABAH 694 525 671 452

14 SARAWAK 264 191 172 145

TOTAL 13,494 7,342 15,249 8,449

Source: Treatment, Medical and Rehabilitation Division, NADA

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C. STATISTICS OF ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES

Table 7.1: Report of action to resolve Public Complaints according to State, 2018
 

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NO. STATE NUMBER OF VERIFICATION (WITHIN 3 DAYS ACTION RESOLUTION OF
COMPLAINTS OF RECEIPT OF COMPLAINT) COMPLAINT
PERCENTAGE COMPLAINTS
RESOLVED REDUCED
WITH WITHOUT NO 14 DAYS >14 DAYS 14 DAYS
BASIS BASIS VERIFICATION
1 PERLIS 159 159 0 0 68 73 61%
2 KEDAH 1,544 1,543 1 0 231 1,139 21%
3 PULAU PINANG 442 441 0 1 145 169 47%
4 PERAK 607 598 1 6 149 374 35%
5 SELANGOR 1127 1120 3 4 289 608 37%
6 WPKL 378 361 6 11 147 55 56%
7 NEGERI 157 154 3 0 78 1 71%
SEMBILAN
8 MELAKA 173 171 1 1 67 25 55%
9 JOHOR 1,051 1,041 10 0 250 485 34%
10 PAHANG 289 287 2 0 145 16 72%
11 TERENGGANU 708 708 0 0 142 455 29%
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12 KELANTAN 826 825 1 0 234 286 40%


13 SABAH 519 513 3 3 224 99 62%
14 SARAWAK 929 928 1 0 298 615 46%
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TOTAL 8,909 8,849 32 26 2,467 4,400 40%

Source: Enforcement and Security Division, NADA

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Table 7.2: Number of Operations, Screenings and Positive Preliminary Screenings


according to State, 2017 and 2018
 
NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF POSITIVE
STATE OPERATIONS* SCREENINGS PRELIMINARY SCREENINGS
2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
JOHOR 666 901 3,289 3,580 1,593 1,960
KEDAH 753 687 4,815 4,674 3,703 1,891
KELANTAN 650 721 4,666 12,269 2,374 1,945
MELAKA 157 158 937 693 455 333
N. SEMBILAN 248 307 1,255 1,519 785 353
PAHANG 386 357 3,632 2,765 1,955 613
P.PINANG 282 364 3,044 2,671 1,794 2,037
PERAK 532 713 3,427 4,163 1,654 1,525
PERLIS 84 199 950 608 365 113
SELANGOR 495 585 4,932 6,042 2,551 1,308
TERENGGANU 366 423 2,792 2,491 1,581 646
SABAH 304 339 2,533 2,429 1,089 692
SARAWAK 224 366 1,156 1,492 445 699
WPKL 284 408 3,372 2,261 1,597 562
TOTAL 5,431 6,528 40,800 47,657 21,941 14,677

Table 7.3: Number of Operations, Screenings and Positive Preliminary Screenings


according to Anti-Drugs Border Unit, 2017 and 2018
 
NO. ANTI-DRUGS TOTAL NO. OF TOTAL TOTAL POSITIVE
BORDER UNIT OPERATIONS SCREENINGS PRELIMINARY SCREENINGS
(ABU) 2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018
1 ABU BUKIT KAYU 58 21 1,936 835 230 157
HITAM
2 ABU PADANG 19 10 698 549 111 67
BESAR
3 ABU RANTAU 32 27 491 696 36 42
PANJANG
4 ABU PENGKALAN 36 34 453 210 73 60
KUBOR
5 ABU BUKIT BUNGA 65 48 1,033 641 92 213
TOTAL 210 140 4,611 2,931 542 539

Source: Enforcement and Security Division, NADA

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Table 7.4: Actual capacity according to Lock-up/NADA


Remand Centre, 2018

ACTUAL
NO. LOCK-UP IN OPERATION
CAPACITY

1 HEADQUARTERS LOCK-UP 40
2 PASIR MAS LOCK-UP 25
3 HILIR PERAK LOCK-UP 30
4 BATU KURAU LOCK-UP 0
5 KUALA SELANGOR LOCK-UP 40
6 GAMBANG LOCK-UP 90
7 DANG WANGI LOCK-UP 25
8 TAMPIN LOCK-UP 160
9 JASIN LOCK-UP 32
10 SERDANG LOCK-UP 100
11 KG. SELAMAT LOCK-UP 80
12 PAPAR LOCK-UP 70
13 JOHOR LOCK-UP 12
14 KOTA TINGGI LOCK-UP 30
15 KUALA MUDA LOCK-UP 25
TOTAL 759

Source: Enforcement and Security Division, NADA

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Table 7.5: Number of PUS under Rehabilitation in the Community,


2017 and 2018
 

STATE COMPULSORY VOLUNTARY TOTAL

2017 2018 2017 2018 2017 2018

JOHOR 5,406 5,169 220 351 5,626 5,520


KEDAH 5,194 5,252 850 1,093 6,044 6,345
KELANTAN 6,540 6,927 519 719 7,059 7,646
MELAKA 6,082 1,395 57 101 6,139 1,496
N.SEMBILAN 2,335 2,546 78 46 2,413 2,592
PAHANG 4,350 3,711 651 729 5,001 4,440
P.PINANG 8,572 4,779 89 57 8,661 4,836
PERAK 5,119 3,605 264 228 5,383 3,833
PERLIS 1,201 901 172 124 1,373 1,025
SELANGOR 6,008 5,278 660 511 6,668 5,789
TERENGGANU 3,189 3,732 739 730 3,928 4,462
SABAH 2,163 2,241 189 62 2,352 2,303
SARAWAK 887 822 83 222 970 1,044
WPKL 2,771 2,783 171 137 2,942 2,920
TOTAL 59,817 49,141 4,742 5,110 64,559 54,251

Table 7.6: Number of Investigation Papers,


2017 and 2018
 

NUMBER OF PERCENTAGE
YEAR INVESTIGATION INCOMPLETE COMPLETE CONCLUDED ACHIEVEMENT
PAPERS (IP) (30%)

2018 3,767 2,220 478 1,069 41.1%


2017 5,072 2,916 1,002 1,154 42.5%
% COMPARISON –25.7% –23.9% –52.3% –7.4%  

Source: Enforcement and Security Division, NADA

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D. STATISTICS OF ALL-OUT WAR ON DRUGS PROGRAMMES

Table 8.1: Number of programmes implemented


according to area, 2018

2018 2018 2018 2018


PROGRAMME
(14 Areas) (50 Areas) (114 Areas) (178 Areas)

Community 626 1,720 2,932 5,278


Empowerment (CE)
Omnipresence 668 2,371 4,819 7,858
Ops Cegah 419 1,343 2,561 4,323
Ops Bersepadu 186 504 991 1,681
Ikon Antidadah 175 451 970 1,596
Media Campaign 3,471 8,722 20,419 32,612
Overall Total 5,545 15,111 32,692 53,348

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Table 8.2: Number of Prevention and Integrated Operations


according to area for 2018

PREVENTION OPERATIONS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS
SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING
NO. OF

NO. OF
+VE

+VE
NO. STATE AREA

1 Kangar 40 53 17 2 5 0
2 Arau 19 68 10 2 20 0
PERLIS
3 Kuala Perlis 20 36 13 2 35 13
4 Simpang Empat 19 29 6 1 1 0
5 Kuala Kedah 1 30 30 0 0 0
6 Alor Setar 14 121 83 2 28 0
7 Pokok Sena 2 58 58 5 127 36
8 Kupang 17 55 41 7 33 26
9 Bandar Baling 5 15 13 3 28 29
10 Kuala Ketil 6 21 13 7 48 34
11 KEDAH Bandar Kulim 34 51 24 3 16 8
12 Langkawi 11 70 1 3 74 0
13 Bandar Sik 30 73 67 16 63 62
14 Bandar Pendang 20 43 28 35 249 137
15 Sungai Petani 37 152 85 7 183 38
16 Bedong 10 53 8 5 130 0
17 Jitra 28 241 22 8 129 11
18 Kepala Batas 18 87 77 14 258 161
19 Butterworth 9 62 50 26 500 335
20 Bukit 28 158 165 11 124 104
Mertajam
21 Seberang Perai 5 18 19 6 59 109
22 PULAU Nibong Tebal 15 92 38 4 64 34
23 PINANG Bayan Lepas 18 46 39 3 17 13
24 Balik Pulau 13 33 31 4 14 13
25 Jelutong 18 67 67 15 84 83
26 Jalan Patani 19 35 31 7 54 45
27 Ayer Itam 8 9 8 3 3 3
28 Dato Keramat 7 19 19 2 10 10

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PREVENTION OPERATIONS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS
SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING
NO. OF

NO. OF
+VE

+VE
NO. STATE AREA

29 Sitiawan 24 106 59 15 411 67


30 Pulau Pangkor 5 11 8 0 0 0
31 Pantai Remis 4 14 6 1 0 0
32 Batu Gajah 14 146 35 5 102 19
33 Chemor 28 68 58 6 83 31
34 Pasir Putih 26 50 38 2 16 11
35 Tambun 19 26 21 2 26 7
36 Tg. Rambutan 26 38 31 5 33 10
37 Sungkai 7 34 2 3 35 0
38 Tapah 11 58 4 6 24 4
39 Trolak 7 23 5 4 71 13
40 Batu Kurau 14 19 19 7 105 0
41 Kamunting 19 62 19 1 4 4
42 Simpang 8 11 4 5 93 0
43 Pokok Asam 4 8 5 0 0 0
44 PERAK Selama 0 0 0 1 7 0
45 Taiping 7 11 2 2 4 3
46 Changkat Jering 10 12 6 3 19 1
47 Kuala Kurau 9 13 0 9 20 8
48 Bagan Serai 10 12 0 5 6 5
49 Parit Buntar 22 44 14 14 43 21
50 Semanggol 5 6 0 8 59 10
51 Tanjung 10 24 5 10 46 9
Piandang
52 Bagan Datuk 7 87 47 0 0 0
53 Kampung Gajah 5 14 13 1 3 0
54 Bota 4 4 1 2 18 3
55 Gerik 33 63 12 13 92 5
56 Kampar 9 58 20 6 30 2
57 Kuala Kangsar 10 46 6 3 113 43
58 Sungai Siput 4 8 0 6 171 0

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PREVENTION OPERATIONS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS
SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING
NO. OF

NO. OF
+VE

+VE
NO. STATE AREA

59 Petaling Jaya 24 373 58 11 231 8


60 Serdang 12 122 16 4 66 4
61 Bandar 26 80 76 3 37 21
Ampang
62 Hulu Kelang 19 77 68 2 5 5
63 Pandan Indah 24 60 62 4 12 12
64 Bandar 10 195 1 14 371 0
Gombak
65 Selayang 9 70 0 0 0 0
SELANGOR
66 Rawang 3 5 0 1 3 0
67 Bagan Sungai 14 79 51 8 24 17
Besar
68 Kajang 26 117 29 20 370 8
69 Semenyih 18 55 17 8 148 23
70 Batu 9, Cheras 16 60 15 7 257 2
71 Bangi 18 47 10 2 2 0
72 Pandamaran 20 91 28 1 77 76
73 Bandar Klang 7 52 22 3 41 41
74 Pantai Dalam 25 157 52 10 103 26
75 Petaling 17 41 12 8 25 8
76 Wangsa Maju 26 64 24 11 37 18
77 Setapak 25 89 17 16 84 27
78 Jinjang 27 94 34 16 135 18
WPKL
79 Sentul 25 60 10 13 22 8
80 Bandar Cheras 27 63 18 7 20 16
81 Sungai Besi 29 85 47 8 41 10
82 Salak Selatan 20 60 11 5 23 11
83 Dang Wangi 17 143 51 10 115 41

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PREVENTION OPERATIONS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS
SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING
NO. OF

NO. OF
+VE

+VE
NO. STATE AREA

84 Rompin 5 5 4 0 0 0
85 Batu Kikir 13 14 8 1 30 20
86 Bahau 4 52 0 3 63 1
87 Ladang Gaddes 6 6 3 2 47 22
88 Senawang 26 63 13 8 191 10
89 Paroi 7 15 10 3 53 4
90 Seremban 9 22 17 8 22 2
91 Rahang 4 4 2 3 40 2
NEGERI
92 Sikamat 7 8 0 0 0 0
SEMBILAN
93 Rembau 18 57 24 11 214 41
94 Gemas 7 24 2 2 57 1
95 Gemencheh 3 4 1 0 0 0
96 Port Dickson 19 31 20 3 83 5
97 Teluk 22 53 32 3 15 2
Kemang
98 Kuala Pilah 8 11 5 6 52 1
99 Lukut 17 33 14 2 6 3
100 Tanjung Kling 9 15 11 3 30 30
101 Bandar Melaka 3 4 5 1 7 6
Tengah
102 Kandang 5 4 6 1 12 12
MELAKA
103 Tanjung Minyak 12 50 43 7 235 62
104 Masjid Tanah 13 17 8 2 5 0
105 Alor Gajah 17 69 25 3 17 0
106 Merlimau 30 43 25 4 7 2

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PREVENTION OPERATIONS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS
SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING
NO. OF

NO. OF
+VE

+VE
NO. STATE AREA

107 Pasir Gudang 70 93 33 20 447 91


108 Kulai 14 18 5 8 44 22
109 Tampoi 18 23 9 2 11 0
110 Skudai 23 39 8 3 37 3
111 Kempas 25 36 14 10 12 1
112 Majidee 22 120 40 7 59 17
113 Sentral 14 25 8 14 186 22
114 Johor Jaya 26 153 61 7 115 51
115 Larkin 15 25 3 3 14 5
116 Taman 6 6 1 3 34 2
Perling
117 Taman 14 22 12 1 5 0
Universiti
118 Bandar 40 161 158 12 119 71
Segamat
JOHOR
119 Bandar 39 53 46 24 50 44
Pontian
120 Bandar Batu 32 59 51 5 8 7
Pahat
121 Parit Sulong 19 41 37 16 41 33
122 Parit Raja 22 31 27 5 51 9
123 Yong Peng 5 5 6 6 42 16
124 Muar 39 95 83 4 50 27
125 Bandar Kluang 48 116 87 13 99 42
126 Simpang 19 35 30 5 10 10
Renggam
127 Kg. Gajah 17 18 18 4 15 15
128 Mersing 15 49 35 9 41 29
129 Bandar Kota 2 2 3 1 0 0
Tinggi

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PREVENTION OPERATIONS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS
SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING
NO. OF

NO. OF
+VE

+VE
NO. STATE AREA

130 Kuantan 19 199 67 5 171 11


131 Beserah 1 3 3 0 0 0
132 Jerantut 18 142 30 7 82 1
133 Pekan 22 113 98 2 50 7
134 Bandar Tun 29 62 37 3 35 2
Razak
135 PAHANG Kuala Rompin 7 21 9 1 4 4
136 Bandar Bentong 21 140 31 8 27 5
137 Temerloh 16 102 40 0 0 0
138 Pekan Raub 13 84 32 3 34 28
139 Bandar 32 2 13 0 0 0 0
140 Bandar Jengka 14 10 3 3 69 11
141 Bandar Maran 10 5 5 3 35 12
142 Gong Badak 14 54 10 3 8 7
143 Bandar Kuala 18 27 11 3 12 8
Terengganu
144 Batu Rakit 13 28 6 3 10 7
145 Chabang Tiga 22 58 28 6 43 3
146 Kuala Dungun 21 46 38 10 66 34
TERENGGANU
147 Chukai 17 100 8 13 159 12
148 Mukim Kuala 3 19 8 2 62 12
Berang
149 Kampung Raja 29 97 28 7 62 3
150 Jerteh 26 115 42 10 56 6
151 Bandar Marang 29 111 0 5 14 0
152 Pasir Mas 44 116 44 8 41 7
153 Rantau Panjang 11 26 15 20 83 13
154 KELANTAN Bunut Susu 10 22 14 1 2 0
155 Pengkalan 33 59 17 4 26 0
Chepa

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PREVENTION OPERATIONS INTEGRATED OPERATIONS

PRELIMINARY

PRELIMINARY
OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS
SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING

SCREENING
NO. OF

NO. OF
+VE

+VE
NO. STATE AREA

156 Bandar Kota 32 57 16 5 25 0


Bharu
157 Bandang 23 37 11 4 21 0
158 Pasir Puteh 32 274 193 13 58 7
159 Tanah Merah 29 113 90 4 19 1
160 Bandar Kuala 11 69 39 10 110 81
Krai
161 Bandar Machang 4 50 31 0 0 0
162 Bandar Tumpat 27 236 133 7 80 12
163 Bandar Bachok 32 228 199 9 91 70
164 Bandar Gua 27 162 152 14 291 22
Musang
165 Bandar Tawau 55 191 91 21 405 13
166 Bandar 21 169 111 9 108 15
Sandakan
167 Karamunsing 24 85 76 3 61 11
168 SABAH Menggatal 17 70 65 2 44 6
169 Penampang 20 62 56 5 177 36
170 Bandar Keningau 0 0 0 0 0 0
171 Bandar Beaufort 6 50 3 4 24 3

172 Bandar Kuching 36 147 75 0 0 0


173 Gita 0 0 0 0 0 0
174 Bandar Sibu 33 31 32 2 31 9
175 SARAWAK Bandar Miri 24 37 14 3 16 12
176 Bandar Bintulu 2 3 3 2 10 9
177 Sri Aman 0 0 0 0 0 0
178 Samarahan 14 55 49 3 83 33
TOTAL 3,055 10,937 5,348 1,048 11,720 3,256

Source: Enforcement and Security Division, NADA

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PART IV
TECHNICAL
NOTES

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1.0 SCOPE AND COVERAGE

The compilation of data pertaining to the situation of drug & substance abusers and addicts in
Malaysia for 2018 encompasses data from the following sources:

i. Data on Arrests under Section 15(1) DDA, 1952, by the Royal Malaysian Police;
ii. Data on Addicts receiving treatment and rehabilitation, as well as undergoing observation at the
National Anti-Drugs Agency;
iii. Data on patients receiving treatment for addiction at Ministry of Health facilities; and
iv. Data on patients undergoing treatment and rehabilitation at Private Drug Rehabilitation Centres
(PDRC).

1.1 FORMULA

The calculation of Ratio of Drugs & Substance Abusers and Addicts for 100,000 Residents:

Number of Drug & Substance Abusers and Addicts 2018


x 100,000
Estimated Population 2018

1.2 DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSERS

Drug and substance abusers are people who use drugs and substances for recreation purposes
or to prevent becoming disoriented, and not for medical purposes. 7

1.3 DRUG AND SUBSTANCE ADDICTS

Drug addicts and substance abusers suffer from a chronic illness prone to relapse, which is
characterised by their compulsive behaviour in obtaining and using drugs and substances, even
though such use produces harmful effects.8

1.4 THE TERMS PER CASE AND PER INDIVIDUAL

Per Case Data refers to an addict that has committed one or more offence in the current
year. Per Individual Data refers to the data of addict taken into account only once within a
specific period.

7
NADA, National Drugs Policy 2017, p. 7
8
NADA, National Drugs Policy 2017, Ibid

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1.5 DEFINITION OF DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE

According to the National Drugs Policy, Drugs refer to substances produced from plants or
synthetic substances that may cause changes in mood, perception and behaviour, as well as
produce psychoactive symptoms in the addict.

In the context of Malaysian legislation for the purpose of education on prevention, treatment
and rehabilitation, and enforcement, drugs refer to:

1.5.1 Any drugs listed in the First Schedule, Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Sections 2, 11(1) and
17(3)];

1.5.2 Any drugs listed in the List of Poisons, Poisons Act 1952 – First Schedule (Section 2),
Second Schedule (Sections 2 and 7) and Third Schedule (Section 30).

1.6 TYPES OF DRUGS

1.6.1 Opiates

Types: Opiate (Opium), Morphine, Codeine (Cough Medication)

Effects: Abuse of opiates may result in infections such as HIV/AIDS, heart failure, cardiac arrest,
liver inflammation (Hepatitis B/C), depression, hallucinations, mental disorientation or severe
withdrawal symptoms such as muscular and joint spasms.

1.6.2 Stimulants

Types: Amphetamine, Methamphetamine, MDMA

Effects: Abuse of stimulants causes loss of appetite, erratic mood changes, insomnia, high
blood pressure, violent behaviour, increased sexual desire, suicidal tendencies, or damage to
muscles, kidneys, liver or heart.

1.6.3 Cannabis

Types: Cannabis Herb, Cannabis Resin (Hashish, Charas), Hashish Oil

Effects: Frequent use of cannabis in the long-term affects memory and capacity to think,
whereby users become lethargic and anti-social.

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1.6.4 Hallucinogens

Types: LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide), Mescaline, DMT (Dimethyltryptamine), PCP


(Phencyclidine, ‘Angel Dust’), Psilocybin & Psilocyn and Ketamine

Effects: Abuse of hallucinogens causes impaired judgment and coordination, which may lead to
a high risk of injuries, violent behaviour, paranoia and extreme anxiety.

1.6.5 Depressants

Types: Anti-depressant medication, alcohol, GHB, Ketamine

Effects: Users of anti-depressants may become high, sweat excessively, experience extreme
anxiety, depression, develop suicidal tendencies and psychoses. Overdose may result in cardiac
arrest leading to death.

1.6.6 Inhalants

Types: Thinners/Liquids, Aerosols, Gas Substances and Nitric Substances

Effects: Abuse of inhalants produces immediate and long-term detrimental effects. Immediate
effects include hallucinations, nausea, dizziness, irregular breathing, lack of balance, unstable
emotions and desensitisation to pain.

Long-term effects include damage to brain cells and major organs, loss of sight, heart disease
and sudden death.

1.6.7 Kratom

Types:

i) Evergreen plant, with glossy, dark-green leaves and small, yellow flowers
ii) Two (2) types of veined leaves. One type is red in colour and the other is white (said to have
a stronger hallucinogenic effect).

Effects: Misuse of Kratom is normally by mixing poisonous substances such as mosquito


repellent in the juice of Kratom and drinking the mixture.

Such misuse may result in loss of self-control, feelings of boredom and lethargy, desensitisation
to physical and emotional pain, narrowing of pupils, nausea, dryness of mouth, frequent
urination, loss of appetite, constipation and insomnia.

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1.7 LIST OF STATUTES

1.7.1 Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA), 1952

1.7.2 Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures), 1985

1.7.3 Drug Dependants Act (Treatment and Rehabilitation) 1983 (Amendment 1998)

1.7.4 National Anti-Drugs Agency Act 2004

1.7.1 Dangerous Drugs Act (DDA), 1952

DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT (DDA) 1952

SECTION OFFENCE/TYPE OF DRUGS PUNISHMENT

39B Possession of 15 grammes or more of Heroin or Mandatory death penalty


Morphine or Monoacetyl Morphine (hanging)

Possession of 1000 grammes or more of raw or


cooked Opium

Possession of 200 grammes or more of Cannabis

Possession of 40 grammes or more of Cocaine

Possession of 50 grammes or more of


Amphetamine

39(A)(2) Possession of 5 grammes or more of Heroin or Not less than 5 years


Morphine or Monoacetyl Morphine imprisonment or life
imprisonment with mandatory
Possession of 250 grammes or more of Opium
whipping of not less than 10
Possession of 50 grammes or more of Cannabis strokes
Possession of 15 grammes or more of Cocaine

Possession of 30 grammes or more of


Amphetamine

39(A)(1) Possession of 2–5 grammes of Heroin or Morphine Not less than 2 years or not more
than 5 years imprisonment with
Possession of 100–250 grammes of Opium
mandatory whipping of 3 to 9
Possession of 20–50 grammes of Cannabis strokes
Possession of 5–15 grammes of Cocaine

Possession of 250–750 grammes of Coca Leaves

Possession of 5–30 grammes of Amphetamine


6B Planting or cultivating Cannabis plant Life imprisonment with mandatory
whipping of not less than 6 strokes

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DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT (DDA) 1952

6 Possession of less than 5 grammes of raw opium Imprisonment of not more than
or coca leaves or cannabis or poppy plant or five years or fine of not more than
cannabis seeds from poppy RM20,000, or both
9 Possession of less than 100 grammes of cooked Same as above
Opium
12(2) Possession of less than 2 grammes of Heroin or Imprisonment of not more than
Morphine 5 years or fine of not more than
RM100,000
Civil servants working in prisons, rehabilitation Additional whipping of 3 strokes
centres, police lock-ups or any detention centre
and possessing drugs at the respective places
15 Administering drugs (Heroin or Morphine) into the Imprisonment of not more than
body 2 years or fine of not more than
RM5,000
15B Having the contents of Poppy Straw Imprisonment of not more than
2 years or fine of up to RM5,000

1.7.2 Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures), 1985

The categories of persons arrested under this Act are as follows:

• Persons arrested under Section 39B DDA 1952 and released by the court for lack of evidence
for conviction;
• Persons suspected and identified to be involved in drug trafficking activities through the
process of information gathering, word of mouth, intelligence by witnesses who deal directly
with such persons;
• A person arrested under this Act will be: detained for not more than 60 days under Section
3(1) of the DDA (Specific Preventive Measures) 1985; and
• Will not be tried in court.

1.7.3 Drug Dependants Act (Treatment and Rehabilitation) 1983 (Amendment 1998)

• A person may be detained for urine testing under Section 3(1) of the Act if he is suspected
to be a drug addict;
• After verification that the said person is a drug addict, a magistrate may issue an order
pursuant to Section 6(1) for the addict to either: Undergo treatment and rehabilitation at a
rehabilitation centre for a period of 2 years and thereafter to be under supervision for two
(2) years; or
• Be placed under the supervision of an officer for a period of two (2) to three (3) years.

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1.7.4 National Anti-Drugs Agency Act 2004

• The National Anti-Drugs Agency Act 2004 was published in the gazette on 30th December
2004.
• The purpose of this Act is to establish the National Anti-Drugs Agency and grant powers
to Agency officers for the implementation of preventive, treatment and rehabilitation
functions, enforcement, investigation, special preventive measures, forfeiture of property
and administration of offences under the following Acts:
• Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 [Act 234];
• Drug Dependants Act (Treatment and Rehabilitation) 1983 [Act 283];
• Dangerous Drugs Act (Special Preventive Measures) 1985 [Act 316]; and
• Dangerous Drugs Act (Forfeiture of Property) 1988 [Act 340].

1.8 TREATMENT, MEDICAL AND REHABILITATION SERVICES

1.8.1 Rehabilitation Service in Institution

This programme provides treatment and rehabilitation facilities to addicts under Court Orders
pursuant to Section 6(1)(a) of the Drug Dependants Act (Treatment and Rehabilitation) 1983
and voluntarily pursuant to Section 8(3)(a) of the Act. Institutional Rehabilitation programmes
are carried out at twenty (20) PUSPEN/Cure & Care Rehabilitation Centres (CCRC) and ten (10)
NADA Cure & Care Clinics (C&C).

1.8.2 Rehabilitation Service in Community

This programme provides treatment and rehabilitation facilities within the community to
addicts under Court Orders and voluntarily. Rehabilitation in community is carried out at District
NADA and advanced care centres run by NADA.

1.8.3 Private Drug Rehabilitation Centres (PDRC)

In 2018, a total of eighty-eight (88) Private Drug Rehabilitation Centres (PDRC) are active and
only fifty-four (54) PDRC are registered to conduct treatment and rehabilitation activities
voluntarily.

1.8.4 Islamic Spiritual Rehabilitation Approach (ISRA) Model

• The ISRA model is a psychospiritual approach in treating and rehabilitating NADA clients
from problems of continued drug addiction;
• It is an approach developed based on spiritual inputs and adaptation of the ISRA model
combines religious aspects and holistic development in the endeavour to treat and
rehabilitate drug addicts.

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1.8.5 CLIENTS’ EDUCATIONAL ACCESS PROGRAMME (CEAP)

• The CEAP was established as a result of the Preventive Education Action Committee
Meeting No. 1/2014 on 7th August 2014, which was chaired by the Minister of Communications
and Multimedia. This initiative was established with the intention of providing assistance
to students with drug addiction problems to seek treatment and rehabilitation at
Rehabilitation Centres;
• The CEAP was first implemented at CCRC/C&C Clinic Karangan in 2015 and in 2017 the
programme was expanded to CCRC/C&C Clinic Papar and C&C Clinic Kota Bharu.

1.8.6 Persons Under Supervision (PUS) at District NADA

Persons Under Supervision are supervised by Rehabilitation Officers and must comply with
monitoring order conditions for a period of two (2) to three (3) years, whereby the clients’
commitment shown through their attendance during the rehabilitation process is taken
into account.

1.8.7 CURE & CARE SERVICE CENTRE (CCSC)

Known as the Cure and Care Service Centre, this institution is open to the community and
targeted at all levels of society affected by drug problems. The centres are run in a more open
manner for the purposes of expediting the cure process and subsequently helping former addicts
to function again as more productive individuals in society.

1.8.8 CLIENT INTEGRATION CENTRE (CIC)

• The CIC is a placement for the pre-release of CCRC clients who have undergone rehabilitation
of four (4) to six (6) months and above.
• CCRC clients are placed at the CIC as a continuation of their treatment and rehabilitation
programme to enable them to build their careers in the community and reintegrate into
society.

1.8.9 CARING COMMUNITY HOUSE (CCH)

• The CCH or Community Houses are premises operating as community activity centres run by
local communities through committees, each known as the CCH Committee.
• CCH Committees manage and run community programmes involving community
leaders, non-governmental organisations (NGO) and other local institutions/social
organisations.

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1.9 ALL-OUT WAR ON DRUGS

1.9.1 COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (CE)

• Improves awareness at all levels of the community regarding drug problems and plans of
action;
• Provides information, understanding and skills in planning, implementing and monitoring
programmes;
• Involves members of the community in programme management;
• Creates a supportive environment to deal with drug problems.

1.9.2 OMNIPRESENCE

• Shows presence and commitment of the authorities and taskforce in a specific area; and
• Enhances the community’s security and trust in their area.

1.9.3 OPS CEGAH AND OUTREACH

• Ops Cegah is an operation to detect and detain addicts in ‘port’ locations and process them
for treatment and rehabilitation [Section 3(1), Drug Dependants Act]; and
• Outreach – a process of detecting and ‘persuading’ addicts in ‘port’ areas and processing
them for treatment and rehabilitation [Section 8(3)(a)/(b), Drug Dependants Act].

1.9.4 OPS BERSEPADU (INTEGRATED OPERATION)

In order to further consolidate operations to detect and detain drug addicts, an Integrated
Operation is carried out by NADA together with its strategic partners such as the Department
of Road Transport, the Immigration Department, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency,
the Malaysian Volunteers Department (RELA) and others. The involvement of these strategic
partners aids NADA in carrying out raids on addict dens on a wider basis and effectively at
all levels.

1.9.5 IKON ANTIDADAH (ANTI-DRUGS ICON)

• Educational programme on prevention, treatment and rehabilitation using influential figures


or personalities; and
• Promotional and campaign agents/ambassadors and role models.

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1.9.6 MEDIA CAMPAIGN

• Programmes and activities to disseminate information and knowledge, as well as promote a


healthy lifestyle to target groups; and
• AWOD 2.0 promotional programmes and activities in the media.

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Ministry of Home Affairs, Jalan Maktab Perguruan Islam
43000 Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan

(603) 8911 2200 Agensi Antidadah Kebangsaan Malaysia

(603) 8926 2055 @AADKMalaysia

www.adk.gov.my aadk.malaysia

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