The Melaka Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department has disposed of RM18.53 million worth of drug-related case exhibits involving nearly 2,000 investigation papers dating back to 2007.
MELAKA: The Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) of the Melaka Police Contingent has disposed of drug-related case exhibits worth RM18.53 million, involving 1,963 investigation papers dating from 2007 to this year.
Melaka Police Chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said syabu (crystal methamphetamine) accounted for the largest quantity of exhibits, totalling 357 kilogrammes (kg) and valued at RM16 million.
“This first disposal exercise of the year also involved various other types of drugs and prohibited substances under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 and the Poisons Act 1952,” he told a press conference at the Melaka Contingent Police Headquarters here today.
He said the exhibits disposed of under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 comprised 382,713.56 grammes of various drugs and 172.35 millilitres of prohibited substances.
Meanwhile, the disposal under the Poisons Act 1952 involved 151,553.09 grammes of exhibits and 267,558.01 millilitres of prohibited substances, including ketum.
Dzulkhairi said all the exhibits had undergone court proceedings and analysis by the Department of Chemistry before being disposed of.
He added that the disposal was carried out in collaboration with an appointed company equipped with the necessary expertise and specialised facilities to ensure that the scheduled waste was managed in compliance with environmental standards and regulations.
He said the Melaka NCID would continue to intensify efforts to combat drug trafficking and abuse, including the misuse of ketum, while urging the public to provide information on drug-related activities in their respective areas.
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“The cooperation and concern of the public are greatly appreciated in helping us combat narcotics-related crimes and safeguard the safety and well-being of the community,” he said.
