Brunei’s Anti Drug Drive Continues With Talk To Schools

Kuala Belait – The Narcotic Control Bureau in the Belait District has arrested 283 people for drug offences in 2002 and 2003, the department announced yesterday.

In 2002 alone the Narcotic Control Bureau recorded 146 arrests in the Belait District of which 130 were males and 16 females.

The figures also showed 114 people were locals while 24 were permanent residents and five foreigners.

Last year, the bureau made 137 arrests. From the number, 114 were male and 23 were female 116 of them were Bruneians and 16 others were permanent residents.

According to statistics, 80 percent of the arrested people were Malays nearly 10 percent were Chinese and 10 percent were foreigners.

Meanwhile, the Schools Department, Ministry of Education has taken positive efforts by organising activities related to misuse of drugs in schools.

Continuous campaigns to provide useful information to students towards the negative effect of misuse of drugs, said the department.

Such efforts involved law enforcement agencies for joint force in disseminating beneficial information to the students.

Many students expressed their ideas on the negative effects of drugs abuse, during talks, said the department.

The most popular type of drugs usually used is ‘methamphehtamine hydrochloride’ or well known as ‘syabu’.

The offence in trafficking drugs can carry a maximum penalty of up to 30 years in jail and 15 strokes of the cane.

Consumption of other types of drugs in the Asean region is also increasing creating a growing problem.

Among the drugs are ‘Ketamine’, Yaba, Amphetamines pills and ecstasy or MDMA. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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