Speaking at the AADK monthly assembly at the agency’s headquarters in Kajang, he said urine tests could not be done carelessly and took time to complete.

“We can conduct random tests. But for concerts held in big stadiums, it is not practical for us to test everyone present,” Bernama reported him as saying.

Ruslin said the agency was more focused on increasing its presence and enforcement efforts, as well as promoting anti-drug prevention campaign messages at concert venues.

“Perhaps we can include anti-drug (messaging) on the tickets themselves and also run anti-drug campaigns before concerts.

“I will meet with event organisers to find the best solution. We do not want this (entertainment) industry to be associated with drugs, even though only a small number of people use them,” he said.

Ruslin said the number of drug abuse cases up to September last year showed a 31.6% increase compared with the same period in 2023, with 169,691 offenders detected.

He said people aged between 19 and 39 were the most involved in drug abuse, totalling 98,977 or 53.8% of the total detected.

“The most commonly abused drugs, accounting for 70%, are amphetamine-type stimulants such as methamphetamine and ecstasy, followed by opiate-type drugs,” he said.