Syndicates peddling methamphetamine, or syabu, in Kuala Lumpur are now looking at recruiting schoolchildren to become their drug mules, say the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM).
Sentul district police chief SAC R Munusamy told Harian Metro‘s Fardy Bungga that one particular case involving a 16-year old girl tipped them off to the nefarious new tactic.
Police investigations found that the schoolgirl was deceived by agents of the drug syndicate to transport drugs into her school grounds without her ever knowing the contents of her cargo, to be passed on to waiting customers.
“The student did not know that what she was carrying were narcotics, and our probes show that the syndicate had instructed her to bring syabu into her school to be distributed to those who wanted to purchase it,” Munusamy said.
The police are now moving to place School Liaison Officers (PPS) in Sentul schools to break up the pattern of criminal activities amongst school students.
“Through this tactic, the police will be able to communicate closely with schools in overseeing student discipline effectively.
“Every liaison officer will be instructed to send me monthly reports on their observations, and should there be a need to monitor any students more closely, the PDRM will call up the parents to the school to discuss the matter.”
