Police Aspirants To Undergo Hair Testing For Drug Use
324 views · Published 30 December 2017 · 1:25 · Indexed 22 October 2026
Channel: 7Edition · 2017 · News & Politics
The PDRM will be using hair samples to detect drug usage among members of of the public who want to join the force starting next year. Bukit Aman Integrity and Standard Compliance Department Director, Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Hanafi said the effort is to ensure PDRM personnel is free from drug abuse. He also said that the new mechanism will be executed with the cooperation of a private company. Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim added that the latest method will enable the task force to find out if a person has been using drug for a long time by using the hair sample for verification. The PDRM, he stressed, view the issue of drug among Police officers and men seriously as since 2010 until November this year, 2,738 police personnel were found involved in drug abuse. Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim witnessed the handing over of duties ceremony of the Bukit Aman Commercial CID Deputy Director Datuk A-Thaiveegan who was appointed as the new Pulau Pinang Police Chief replacing Datuk Chuah Ghee Lye who went on compulsory retirement. (Soundbite Of Datuk Seri Abdul Rahim Hanafi / Bukit Aman Integrity And Standard Compliance Department Director Subtitle: Based on a study conducted by police, it was found 25% of the police personnel were found to be using drugs even before they join the force. The test will enable us to find out if a person has been using drug for a long time by using a hair sample for verification.)
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