The arrest of former Singapore Idol Hady Mirza, 38, at a land crossing in Singapore for drug abuse has put the spotlight on a worrying trend.
The number of people arrested at the various checkpoints here for drug abuse from 2013 has climbed gradually, from 47 that year to 65 in 2014. It hit 69 in 2015, before reaching 78 the following year.
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