An independent laboratory will begin drug testing this month on urine samples provided by police, reports Haveeru.
Under the landmark Drug Act enacted in January 2012, the National Drug Agency (NDA) was required to assign a private laboratory to conduct testing before June 2013.
The prosecutor general’s office subsequently ceased filing drug abuse cases in court, apart from cases in which suspects confessed. It is unclear whether suspects in the remaining cases will now face charges.
NDA CEO Ahmed Muneer said on Sunday that Med-Lab Diagnostic Centre has been contracted to conduct drug testing for a period of five years.
In November, the drug agency called for a third time for private parties to apply to conduct the drugs tests.
The NGA is the designated lead agency dealing with all issues related to drug prevention, harm reduction and treatment.
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