The Central Narcotics Bureau reported that there were 2,812 drug addicts arrested last year, an increase of 3% year-on-year. Among them, new drug addicts accounted for about 28% of all drug addicts arrested
SINGAPORE: New drug arrests fell 15 per cent last year, but arrests for marijuana use jumped 71 per cent year-on-year, the data showed.
The number of youth abusers caught who abused cannabis increased threefold from 8 in 2021 to 26 in 2022, forming about 22% of total youth abusers arrested. The CNB said that it is continuing to work closely with the Ministry of Home Affairs and other government departments in its enforcement operations. Law enforcement officers from multiple departments launched 11 island-wide inspection operations last year and 783 operations at checkpoints to detect drug dealers who illegally brought drugs into our country.
“Singapore’s focus is on building a drug-free society, not a drug-tolerant one. As a small nation, we can ill afford the societal devastation that can be caused by widespread drug addiction, as witnessed in other countries,” said Sam Tee, Director, Central Narcotics Bureau.
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