Pubdate: Sun, 15 Oct 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 TRAFFICKERS CREATING NEW STUFF PENANG: Syndicates selling Ecstasy and syabu pills may have altered their contents to create a new product complete with a new name. Deputy Home Minister Datuk Zainal Abidin Zin said the new pills may already be in the market. "People have to be careful because these culprits will use whatever means to sell their drugs,'' he told reporters yesterday after the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Tun Dr Hamdan Sheikh Tahir flagged off some 200 people who took part in the 3.5km "Anti-Dadah Run'' at Fort Cornwallis here. Zainal Abidin, who is also Pemadam president, said the Government had set aside RM1.2mil for the National Drugs Agency to fight drug abuse. "We hope other agencies will allocate some funds and carry out activities to educate their employees about drug abuse,'' he said. The NGOs and government bodies should work with the Government to fight drug abuse, he added. - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake