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The World Youth Foundation has urged the Malaysian government to implement a nationwide ban on vape sales, citing alarming trends of electronic cigarettes being misused with prohibited substances among school-aged youth.
Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye has urged Malaysia to elevate the fight against synthetic drug abuse to national priority status, warning that failure to act decisively threatens the nation's youth, families and economic productivity.
Johor Bahru police have broken up a synthetic drug trafficking network, arresting eight suspects including a 16-year-old boy accused of using his grandfather's car to distribute narcotics across the state.
Authorities in Kelantan apprehended two Myanmar nationals following a pursuit in Gua Musang, recovering a significant haul of methamphetamine pills estimated at RM60,000 in street value.
Malaysian authorities have confiscated 718.43kg of vape products containing prohibited substances and arrested 585 people across 400 cases since 2023, with seizures accelerating dramatically in 2025.