SINGAPORE, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Half of the 1,165 new drug abusers arrested in Singapore in 2025 were below 30 years old, the Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) said on Tuesday, underscoring persistent concerns over youth drug abuse even as the overall illicit drug situation remained stable.
The youngest drug abuser arrested last year was 12 years old, the bureau said in its annual statistics report.
Methamphetamine remained the most commonly abused drug in 2025, followed by heroin and cannabis. Six in ten new cannabis abusers arrested were below 30 years old, according to the report.
During the year, CNB dismantled 25 drug syndicates, including groups that misused social media to broaden the reach of their trafficking activities and syndicates based overseas that attempted to smuggle drugs into Singapore. ■