KUANTAN, March 20 — The police have refuted claims that the fire at a forest and pineapple plantation near Kampung Cenderawasih, covering 113 hectares since March 7, was caused by drug addicts using the forest as a hideout.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — A military personnel was arrested and various types of drugs weighing 46.6g were seized at a restaurant in Taman Kok Lian along Jalan Ipoh yesterday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 26 — Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail urged all drug treatment and rehabilitation service providers to explore new methods to improve recovery effectiveness, including using smartphone apps.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Prisons Department is encouraging non-governmental organisations to collaborate in providing counselling services to inmates serving drug abuse sentences.

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Many countries, including Malaysia, face the issue of overcrowding in their prisons with a bulk of the prisoners comprising drug offenders.

KUANTAN, Oct 18 — The implementation of a more structured Recovery Family Support Group (KSKK) by the National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) has increased the recovery retention rate of reformed addicts to 71 per cent as of Sept this year compared to only 20 per cent in 2015, said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin.

KOTA BHARU,  Nov 18 — The National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK) has adopted 16 new standard operating procedures (SOPs) in the handling and managing of drug addicts at rehabilitation centres nationwide  to curb the spread of Covid-19.