JELI: Police will ensure that the drug Flakka does not enter the Malaysian market despite efforts by certain quarters.

“Flakka is a new drug and has yet to enter the country but there are already attempts to bring it in,” Bukit Aman NCID deputy director II Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said.

“It is a challenge for us because this drug has not been included in the 35 types of drugs under the Dangerous Drugs Act.

“It is a synthetic drug which can be sold anywhere although the effect is very dangerous,” he said.

Police had started to take the necessary action to ensure that Flakka (alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone) did not enter the market as it was extremely dangerous to health, he told reporters after closing a Jeli Drug Jihad and Mosque Carnival programme at the Lakota Mosque here yesterday. — Bernama