2,097 Police Officers and Personnel Arrested for Drug, Robbery and Corruption Offences Since 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 2,097 Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) officers and personnel were arrested in connection with drug, robbery and corruption offences between 2021 and August 2026, according to the Home Ministry (KDN).
The ministry said the figure comprised 1,551 individuals arrested for drug offences, 64 for robbery offences and 482 arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
For drug offences, all arrests were made under the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, with 357 individuals arrested in 2021, followed by 248 in 2022, 245 in 2023, 310 in 2024, 256 in 2025 and 135 between January and August this year.
“For robbery offences, 10 individuals were arrested in each of 2021, 2022, 2025 and the first eight months of this year, while 11 individuals were arrested in 2023 and 13 in 2024.
“Meanwhile, arrests of PDRM personnel by MACC involved 77 individuals in 2021, 86 in 2022, 129 in 2023, 53 in 2024, 87 in 2025 and 50 between January and August this year,” the ministry said in a written reply published on the Parliament portal.
The ministry was responding to a question from Lim Lip Eng (PH-Kepong) regarding the number of police personnel arrested for drug, robbery and corruption offences since 2021, as well as the status of investigations into 12 police officers suspected of robbing a group of Chinese nationals of approximately RM200,000 worth of cryptocurrency in Country Heights, Kajang, on February 5.
Regarding the investigation into the 12 police officers, the ministry said PDRM had opened an investigation paper and investigations were ongoing under Section 395 of the Penal Code.
BERNAMA