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Abuse of illicit drugs is harmful to human and any action to market the drugs is detrimental to society. Combating the trafficking and sale of illicit drugs requires international cooperation as well as respective national policies on prohibition and enforcement. Usage and sale of illicit drugs are a threat to Muslim nations, but more countries with majority Muslim population are involved in drug trafficking in contravention with the principles of Syariah to ‘enjoin good and forbid the wrongdoings’. This paper analyses empirical evidence on the involvement of Asian countries with majority Muslim population and, in particular, the Malays and Muslims in Malaysia in drug trafficking activities throughout the two decades. While the implementation of severe punishment is aimed to deter drug trafficking, significant reduction effect has yet to be achieved. Drug trafficking activities continue to be destructive to the Malay and Muslim society.
This paper is part of a research entitled “Exploring the Deterrence Effects of Death Penalty on Drug Trafficking” under the Exploratory Research Grant Scheme (ERGS) funded by the Ministry of Education and supported by UiTM.
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Nasrijal, N.M.H., Joni, E.K.E. (2015). The Perils of Drug Trafficking: Endangering the Malay and Muslim Society. In: Omar, R., Bahrom, H., de Mello, G. (eds) Islamic perspectives relating to business, arts, culture and communication. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-429-0_19
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