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Tuesday, August 19, 2008 - Web posted at 7:47:27 AM GMT Police blamed for increase in drug abuse in the South LUQMAN CLOETETHE acting Karas Police Commander, Inspector Nicky Nampala, yesterday denied allegations that failure by the Drug Law Enforcement Unit at Keetmanshoop to stamp out drugs had contributed to an increase in drug abuse in the South. |
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Nampala's denial followed claims by the public that drugs had become freely available in southern towns because the narcotics unit lacked teeth. Keetmanshoop and Luederitz were singled out as towns where drugs were openly available. Additionally, people also claimed that the drug unit had failed to respond to public tip-offs about drug activities in the southern regions. Nampala said arrests of drugs offenders had increased from last year. However, an anonymous source claimed that the drug unit's success rate had actually dropped compared to three or four years ago. Nampala rejected allegations that the drug unit had failed to act on public tip-offs about drug activities. "It does not make sense for us to ignore public information that can lead to the arrest of drug offenders, while we pleaded for public support to stem drug abuse," he said. He added that the Police unit was doing its utmost best with limited resources. "It is impossible for the drug unit officers to be everywhere to deal with drug offenders," he said. According to Nampala, the most common drugs in the region were dagga and Ecstasy, but the Police occasionally confiscated cocaine too. |
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