Three Johor men in a motorcycle convoy were detained by AADK at Bukit Kayu Hitam after testing positive for ganja upon returning from Thailand.
BUKIT KAYU HITAM: The National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK) detained three men from Johor who were travelling in a motorcycle convoy after they tested positive for ganja upon their return from Thailand.
Kedah AADK director Khairul Anwar Ahmad said the 23-year-olds were detained at about 3 pm during a New Year 2026 operation at the Immigration, Customs, Quarantine and Security (ICQS) Complex here.
He said the men had travelled in a convoy from Johor to Koh Samui on Dec 28 but had to rush home after the father of one of them passed away.
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“They made a brief stop in Hat Yai, where they are believed to have taken the prohibited substance,” he told reporters.
The operation, which began at 6 am, inspected 15 cars and 25 motorcycles.
A total of 30 individuals were subjected to urine screening, with 13 of them, aged between 18 and 39, testing positive for drugs.
The agency also detained a teenager who had just completed the Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia examination.
He tested positive for MDMA (ecstasy) following his return from Danok.
All those detained were held under Section 3(1)(a) of the Drug Dependants (Treatment and Rehabilitation) Act 1983. – Bernama
