Minister: Preventive law for drug traffickers sees 25 teenagers held since 2020

Published: Sep 16, 2021 2:58 AM | Updated: Sep 16, 2021 2:59 AM

PARLIAMENT | Some 25 teenagers have been arrested under the country's preventive law that deals with drug traffickers between 2020 and June this year, the Dewan Rakyat was told.

Home Minister Hamzah Zainudin revealed this information in his written reply to a question posed by Alor Setar MP Chan Ming Kai.

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