Malaysia's Synthetic Drug Crisis Deepens: 141,817 Cases in 2024 as Fentanyl Emerges as New Threat
Malaysia recorded 141,817 synthetic drug abuse cases in 2024, with Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution warning that amphetamine-type stimulants now account for 70 per cent of all drug offences. Fentanyl has emerged as an alarming new threat.