64.5pct of 28k 'Ops Tapis' drug arrests this year were users

Police have arrested 28,710 individuals this year under their anti-drugs special operation dubbed "Ops Tapis Khas" (special screening operations) with 64.5 percent of them being drug users or addicts.

According to the police data released in a statement this morning, from January to December, 16,433 individuals (57.2 percent) were arrested under the operations for using drugs.