Director General of the General Department of Relations and Security Media at the Ministry of Interior, Major General Tawheed Al-Kandari stressed the importance of concerted efforts to confront the scourge of drugs, prevent their entry into the country, and immunize society from them.
Major General Al-Kandari indicated, in a statement on the sidelines of the inauguration of the awareness exhibition on combating drugs, the keenness of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Talal Al-Khalid to confront drug smugglers and promoters with full force and firmness.
He said that the exhibition, which was held in Souq Sharq and will continue until the 26th of this month, includes many activities to confront the threat of this devastating scourge, and focuses on spreading awareness and ways to prevent slipping into the well of drugs.join our whats app group to know the latest news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/JRPxiCBboYh26SwvXMADsJ
He stressed the great role of the family in educating their children about the danger of drugs, stressing that the exhibition coincides with the national anti-drug campaign adopted by the Council of Ministers and in implementation of its decisions and aspirations to combat it.
And he indicated that the security institution has developed a strategy for confrontation based on the security aspect, which focuses on reducing supply by confronting traffickers and smugglers, seizing them and referring them to the judiciary, adding that the ministry has achieved great successes in its war against poison dealers during the previous years, and is working on the awareness and educational aspect to reduce the demand for drugs. And psychotropic substances targeting youth and community security. Major General Al-Kandari announced that among the activities of the exhibition are the opening of blocks for traffic violations, the provision of fines payment service, and the immediate release of impounded vehicles through the participating General Traffic Department.
For his part, the Director of the Public Relations Department of the Ministry of Interior, Colonel Saleh Al-Suhail, stressed the importance of the drug issue and addressing it at all levels so that it does not increase in our society and our children. He also stressed that youth are the pillar of society and that drugs are the main cause of the destruction of society and youth energy. We fight all extraneous negative phenomena by holding educational exhibitions, seminars, and others.
For his part, the Director General of the General Department of Criminal Evidence, Major General Eid Al-Owaihan, said that the department is examining the samples of wanted persons sent from various government agencies to see if they contain any narcotic substances, psychotropic substances or poisons with the latest scientific equipment at the hands of specialists who hold scientific degrees.join our whats app group to know the latest news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/JRPxiCBboYh26SwvXMADsJ
Al-Owaihan stated that in the event that new materials are received and it is proven that they are narcotic or psychotropic substances, a letter of recommendation is made to include this substance in the tables according to its classification, in coordination with the joint committee to coordinate work in implementing laws related to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances to meet and work to include them.
