MELAKA: The National Anti-Drugs Agency has denied that a new drug known as “Strawberry Methaphetamine” or “Strawberry Quick” has entered Malaysia as was being viralled in the social media.

Deputy Director-General Izhar Abu Talib said the drug was in the United States and the Arab countries, followed by the Indian continent and Southeast Asia, but it has still not entered Malaysia.

“It was only distributed among and used by school students in the Indian continent before the distribution became widespread in 2010… originally it was used and distributed in the United States in 2007,” he told reporters after officiating an event here today.

Commenting further, Izhar said the drug had yet to be detected in the Malaysian market.

But he said it’s not impossible that the drug would enter the country and parents must be concerned about the movements, acquaintances and actions of their children and family members.

“The emergence of the new drug can happen in various forms and packages and the drugs are targeting school students,” he said.