KOTA BHARU, Oct 25 (Bernama) -- Kelantan police conducted 32,699 drug-related enforcement operations from January to September this year, an increase of 0.7 per cent from the 32,460 operations recorded during the same period last year.
General : Increase Enforcement By Kelantan Police, Drop In Drug Cases - State Police Chief
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Kelantan police increased drug enforcement operations but saw a drop in drug cases and arrests.
- Kelantan police conducted 32,699 drug-related operations from Jan to Sept 2023, up 0.7% from 2022.
- Drug cases under the Dangerous Drugs Act dropped to 18,045 from 20,476 in the same period.
- Arrests for drug-related offences fell by 8.4% to 19,746 in the first nine months of 2023.
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