Banned substances: Mazli (centre) inspecting the drugs due for disposal at the state police contingent headquarters in Kuala Terengganu. — Bernama
KUALA TERENGGANU: Terengganu police will dispose of an assortment of drugs worth RM6.2mil seized starting way back in 1996, involving 3,557 cases.State police chief Datuk Mazli Mazlan said a court order to do so was obtained after the completion of trials and end of the appeal period of those accused.
He said the drugs included heroin, cannabis, yaba pills, syabu, ketamine, ketum leaves, cough mixture, Erimin 5 and psychotropic pills.
“The banned substances will be handed over to Kualiti Alam Sdn Bhd, a company registered under the Environment Ministry, for disposal.
“The disposal must be carried out by such a registered company as the substances are scheduled under the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Waste) Regulations 2005.
“It also demonstrates the transparency and integrity of the police in ensuring that items from drug cases are not misused,” Bernama reported him as saying at the handing-over ceremony of the narcotics at the state police contingent headquarters here yesterday.
Mazli said so far this year, there were 739 cases of drug trafficking under Sections 39b, 39a(2) and 39a(1) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, with about 96% of those involved charged in court.
In relation to possession under Sections 12(2) and 6 of the same Act, he said there were 1,598 cases, with about 94% charged in court.
“The increase in charges for the two categories of offences proves the Terengganu police’s drastic action in reducing street pushing activities to the minimum.”
