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Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor chairing the Sabah Drug Eradication Action Council meeting in Kota Kinabalu on Thursday.
KOTA KINABALU: A total of RM746,000 has been set aside to fight Sabah s growing drug menace, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor.
He said the funds will be used to build a new drug rehabilitation centre on an 18ha piece of land in Tawau as well as carry out efforts to eradicate drug problems in the state.
The National Anti-Drug Agency (Nada) had allocated RM500,000 for an integrated initiative programme to address drug addiction and social ills in high-risk areas, he said after chairing a Sabah Drugs Eradication Action Council meeting here on Thursday (April 29).
Published on: Thursday, April 29, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Hajiji Noor (pix) has approved funds totaling RM746,000 for addressing drug abuse and social problems in the state.
He said RM500,000 will be allocated to the National Anti-Drug Agency (Nada) to carry out an integrated programme to tackle drug addiction and social ills in high-risk areas and build a new rehabilitation centre (Puspen) on a 12-hectare site in Tawau.
Currently, Sabah has one Puspen in Papar, which can accommodate up to 300 people.
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“Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) was given RM246,000 to continue with its happy family programme as a holistic approach to address the problem of drug addiction and social deviance,“ he said after chairing the Sabah Drugs Eradication Action Council (MTMD) meeting at the State Administrative Centre here today.