Friday April 30, 2010
More cops on drugs, says SAC Jalaluddin
By DESIREE TRESA GASPER
desiree@thestar.com.my
JOHOR BARU: Drug abuse among police personnel in Johor has become a serious problem with 15 new cases reported this year alone.
Johor deputy police chief Senior Asst Comm (I) Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said the latest case involved four policemen from Kulaijaya who tested positive for drugs on Monday.
“All the cases identified this year involved the abuse of synthetic drugs such as methaphetamine and ketamine,” he said, noting that 31 cases of drug abuse among policemen were also recorded last year.
SAC Jalaluddin was speaking to reporters after attending the monthly meeting with Johor contingent staff and appointment ceremony for assistant superintendents here yesterday.
“This is a very serious offence and policemen who are confirmed to be involved in drug abuse will be immediately suspended from duty and charged in court.
“I urge all supervisors to keep an eye on men under their command,” he said.
On a separate issue, SAC Jalaluddin said police had yet to identify the man whose body parts were found in three garbage bags at a rubbish processing centre here yesterday.
“So far, we have identified that the victim was a man aged between 25 and 30 years,” he said, adding that the remains had been sent to the Sultanah Aminah Hospital for a postmortem.
“We will also speak to workers of the hypermarket where the body was initially disposed of,” he said.
SAC Jalaluddin urged anyone with information to contact the nearest police station or the police hotline at 07-221 2999.
Last week, while chatting with a colleague over the shooting of Aminulrasyid Amzah and the sorry state of the police force, she happened to mention that her cousin's friend was a policeman and involved in drug abuse. Hmm...perhaps, just another 'off-the-record' case! ;)
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