Malaysia to launch drug prevention campaign next year

Malaysia will launch a drug prevention campaign early 2020, the Malaysian Home Ministry announced on October 16.
Malaysia to launch drug prevention campaign next year ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: bernama.com)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA)
– Malaysia will launch a drugprevention campaign early 2020, the Malaysian Home Ministry announced onOctober 16.

At the second meeting of the Cabinet Committee on the Eradication of Drugs in2019, which was chaired by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, members of thecommittee said drug abuse cases and the number of seized items are still high.

It was agreed at the meeting that the proposed amendments to the DrugDependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983 would be reviewed takinginto account the views of its members, the Home Ministry said in a statement.

The meeting also agreed that all government agencies are responsible forimplementing integrated prevention programmes through initiatives under theNational Drug Policy for the period 2020–2025, where such programmes werecoordinated and monitored by the ministry, especially the National Anti-DrugAgency (AADK).

The meeting also agreed on the empowerment of the Narcotics CriminalInvestigation Department of the Royal Malaysia Police by upgrading its assetsand technology, as a step towards enhancing the department's readiness totackle global drug crimes.

The government should enhance cooperation with non-governmental organisationsthrough the Alternative Service Delivery initiative by implementing appropriatesupervision programmes for those being supervised under the AADK.

Under Malaysia’s law, drug addicts would be sentto rehabilitation centresfor twoyears under a programme that costs the Government more than 300million ringgit (70 million USD) each year./.
  
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