In a press conference, Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Kassim said the estimated total weight of drugs collected from 2008 to 2020 was 776kg and 372 litres adding that it could supply 1.15 million drug users.

“To comply with the requirements of environmental standards, the Narcotics Crime Investigation Division will be using the services and expertise of Kuala Alam Sdn Bhd in Negeri Sembilan based on their credibility and experience in the waste management industry,” he said.

Azmi said among the major drug items being disposed of include methamphetamine (237.02kg), cannabis (179.25kg), mitragynine (131kg), heroin (55.75kg), caffeine (14.31kg), ketamine (10kg), ketum (202.84 litres) and other drugs (153kg and 166 litres).

He also added that a total of 13,935 investigation papers from 1982 to 2015 will also be disposed of.

Azmi said the disposal of investigation papers will be carried out in accordance with the Inspector-General of Police’s Standing Orders A402 while the disposal of drug items will be carried out in accordance with the provision of Standing Orders D207.

He also noted that an average of 10 compound notices have been issued daily on weekdays for SOP violations which showed that the people were generally compliant.

Despite this, Azmi said the number of compound notices would increase during weekends when more people are out and about.

“We will continue to monitor the situation and our compliance teams will conduct checks daily to ensure everyone follows the SOP set under the national recovery plan,” he said.

Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur deputy police chief Yong Lei Choo has officially retired after 35 years of service.

Yong, the first woman to hold the position since 2019, expressed her gratitude towards the police force for giving her the opportunity and thanked the media for their constant cooperation.

“I will be lying if I say that I’m not sad. For now, I will take some time off before making any future decisions,” she said.