Malaysia's police might not be successful in combating drug trade, this not for a shortage of weapons or poor training, but, simply, there are many addicts on the force.
This blowing secret was disclosed by the southeast Asian nation's police chief who noted that methamphetamine is the main culprit.
According to local authorities, Malaysia is a key transit point for the drug with police in the past year seizing record amounts of crystal meth, or shabu as it is known domestically, with much of it coming from neighbouring Myanmar.
"We can see the number of addicts doubling," Inspector-General Abdul Hamid Bador told reporters.
"Not only among ordinary people, but among my own men. Every week we have surfaced, arrested our own men high on meth, shabu, and all this."
Police were taking action against the addicts on the force, but the problem was huge, he said, without elaborating.
"I do not see how we can effectively ensure that the drug threat in this country is under control," he added.
On another hand, Malaysia is considering dropping criminal penalties over small quantities of drugs intended for personal use. Fines and jail time currently await anyone found using drugs.
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