Malays Comprise 60% Of Drug Offenders In Belait District

Kuala Belait – More than 60 per cent of the drug arrests in the Belait District are Malays.

And those actively involved in drug trafficking cases are between 25 and 30 years old.

These startling facts were revealed during a symposium on tackling social issues currently held in the Belait District.

Records also showed that the number of drug trafficking cases in the Belait District this year remained the same compared to last year’s figures.

From January to September this year, there were 145 arrests compared to 143 made throughout last year.

Awang Adnan bin Haji Hanafia, Belait District Officer, launched the symposium yesterday.

Nine working papers will be tabled during the three-day symposium.

Matters pertaining to the involvement of youth in social activities in economy and building of society as well as in drug menace will be discussed.

Drug menace is one of the social problems being faced by most nations globally.

The symposium is aimed at instilling awareness in the society on social problems in the country besides seeking ways on how to deal with them effectively.

During the symposium, the participants who come from various walks of life in Belait will hear and discuss several topics which focus on youth.

In conjunction with the symposium, an exhibition is being put up by various enforcement agencies in the district. -- Courtesy of Radio Television Brunei 

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