KL to amend drugs laws

Tue, 04 Feb 1997 | Source: AFP

KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia's government is to amend laws in March to enable owners and managers of nightclubs to be prosecuted if drugs are found on their premises, reports said yesterday.

Deputy Home Minister Megat Junid Megat Ayub said most of the owners and managers of nightspots were aware of the use of drugs in their premises but chose to ignore it, the Star daily reported.

He said there was no law against those who collaborated with their drug-taking or drug-selling patrons. The amendments would be made to the Dangerous Drugs Act to enable the government to charge them.

Police said they had identified 20 entertainment centers in Kuala Lumpur and in its suburb of Petaling Jaya which have turned into distribution centers for "Ecstasy" pills. Malaysia's neighbor, Indonesia, last month passed a drug law endorsing the death penalty for Ecstasy smugglers.

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