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- Residents of Jalan Arang found a black plastic bag in a shrub containing red and white strips
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- The red strip found in a black plastic bag. — Photos by a Jalan Arang resident
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- Residents of Jalan Arang discovered more plastic bags containing a crystalline substance in small packets at another spot in their housing area.
KUCHING: The police should intensify their efforts in cracking down illegal drug activities in residential areas around the city.
PKR women national vice–president Voon Shiak Ni said they should do so considering that drug activities in residential areas is a growing concern among residents.
“The residents of Jalan Arang had on last night (Tuesday evening) discovered drugs being dropped off in their residential area. A few vigilant neighbours who are members of the Jalan Arang Crime Watch group had kept watch on suspicious motorcyclists who were seen stopping in front of their houses, searching for things.
“At around midnight, the residents went to the spot and found a black plastic bag in a shrub containing red and white strips. Police were called to the scene last night,” she said yesterday.
Voon, who is also PKR Stampin branch vice–chairperson, said more plastic bags containing crystalline substance in small packets were found yesterday at another spot in the same housing estate and the police were again called to the scene.
“The findings of drugs dropped at the compound in residential estates are not a one-off scenario. I am sure many of us are in the crime watch links and the sightings of strangers on motorbikes stopping at their estate and searching for things is common.”
She said it was not the first time drugs were sighted at the compound by residents of Jalan Arang.
Voon said while the residents do their part to assist the police through crime watch links, they hoped the police can do something to curb these activities in residential areas.
“I believe all of us agree that in order to reduce drug abuse, we need to reduce the supply and accessibility to drugs.”
Padawan district police chief Supt Aidil Bolhassan, when contacted, said his men would intensify their supervision in residential areas.
“We will not hesitate to make an arrest when we have identified the suspects,” Aidil assured.
In a related development, Voon said she supported the call by Minister of Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development on the need for everyone to work together to deter drug abuse that will ruin society if not brought under control.
Fatimah, in a recent statement, said society could no longer live in denial anymore, as drug dealers are targeting schools.
Besides that, it was reported that a random urine test conducted on a group of secondary schools by Anti Drugs Agency Sarawak early this year concluded that the percentage of secondary school students involved in drug abuse is 7.4 per cent.