Pubdate: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 Source: Star, The (Malaysia) Copyright: 2000 Star Publications (Malaysia) Bhd. Contact: 13 Jalan 13/6, 46200 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Website: http://www.thestar.com.my Author: Bernama JPJ TO DETECT DRIVERS TAKING ECSTASY PILLS KUALA LUMPUR: The Road Transport Department (JPJ) will work with the Health Ministry to establish if road accidents are caused by drivers high on Ecstasy pills, its director-general Datuk Dr Mohd Shahar Sidek said yesterday. He said the JPJ held a meeting with the ministry on Aug 18 to draw up a joint action programme to handle the problem of drivers using the hallucinogenic drug while driving. At present there was insufficient information to link the accident factor with Ecstasy pills, Shahar said. He said the JPJ would mount Ops Sedar II in the middle of next month during which the use of such pills by drivers would be detected. At least eight accidents in the Klang Valley last year involved drivers who were high on drugs, Shahar said. - --- MAP posted-by: Doc-Hawk