KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 27 -- Kelantan has recorded the highest rate of drug abuse in Malaysia, with 1,130 cases per 100,000 residents, according to statistics from the National Anti-Drug Agency (AADK).

Other states with high drug abuse rates include Terengganu (974 cases), Perlis (965), Kedah (898), and Penang (803).

Home Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail cited these figures in a written reply to Mohamad Shafizan Haji Kepli (Batang Lupar) who requested details for state-wise drug abuse statistics and the government's plans to expand AADK's monitoring and prevention activities.

According to Saifuddin, the total number of recorded drug users and addicts in Malaysia in 2024 stood at 192,857 individuals, based on data compi...