{"id":15407,"date":"2022-11-03T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T06:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15407"},"modified":"2022-11-03T14:39:15","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T06:39:15","slug":"police-confirm-drug-laced-vape-liquids-being-sold-openly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=15407","title":{"rendered":"Police confirm drug-laced vape liquids being sold openly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 <\/strong>&#8212; The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has confirmed that there are activities of selling drug-laced vape liquids openly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PDRM secretary&nbsp;Datuk Noorsiah Mohd Saaduddin&nbsp;said actions to combat such activities have been and are being taken by PDRM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said actions\u00a0included the successful busting of a drug trafficking syndicate distributing and processing drugs in the form of vape liquids around the Klang Valley last month, with the seizure of drugs and property worth RM3.47 million and the arrest of seven suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cdn4.premiumread.jpg\" alt=\"vape liquids\" class=\"wp-image-15408\" width=\"494\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cdn4.premiumread.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cdn4.premiumread-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cdn4.premiumread-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cdn4.premiumread-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/cdn4.premiumread-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cPDRM is serious in eradicating all activities involving the distribution and abuse of drugs and stern action will be imposed on any party involved,\u201d<\/em> she said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This follows as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaysianow.com\/news\/2022\/11\/02\/now-everyone-can-smoke-as-malaysian-drug-dealers-head-online\">MalaysiaNow<\/a> reported that drug-laced vape liquids are widely sold online and openly marketed to consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/crime_courts\/news.php?id=2134620\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 &#8212; 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