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JOHOR BARU: Johor police will investigate who has been supplying drugs in high schools following revelations that 177 schoolchildren in the state tested positive for drugs in January this year.
Johor Police Chief Comm Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said police would work with the National Drug Agency (AADK) to find out the level of threat posed by drug use in schools.
On September 12 (Saturday), Bernama reported that 177 high school students had tested positive for drugs out of a total of 10,132 Form Four and Form Five students from 280 schools that were tested.
“The investigations are still ongoing because we (the police) were not informed by AADK. If true, we would like to know where they (the students) got their supply from.
“Maybe AADK’s approach is more geared toward counseling students, but ours is more about the drug ring and how far this abuse has penetrated into schools,” he said after the Johor job handover ceremony. Baru (North) OCPD between outgoing Asst Comm Mohd Taib Ahmad, who will be retiring on September 17, and incoming Asst Comm Rupeah Abd Wahid, on Monday (September 14).
Comm Ayob also said that the police will launch a new drug education module aimed at students from primary, secondary and tertiary educational institutes.
“The module is prepared by psychologists from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and the police department.
“It will be launched in October,” he added.
Meanwhile, Comm Ayob said he was looking forward to working closely with ACP Rupeah, the first female OCPD in Johor police history.
ACP Rupeah was formerly Johor Permaisuri police escort Raja Zarith Sofiah Almarhum Sultan Idris Shah.
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