ILLEGAL drug abuse is at an all-time high in Namibia, warned Health and Social Services Minister Richard Kamwi. He said Namibia can not allow itself to be turned into a drug consumer country and called on Namibians to act as a whistle-blowers against the sellers and abusers of illicit substances. Speaking at a ceremony in Windhoek, the Health Minister cited media coverage earlier this year of a number of foreign suspects arrested and found in possession of cocaine, after flying to Namibia from Brazil, to underline what is happening. Approximately N$3 million worth of cocaine was seized by the Police’s Drug Law Enforcement Unit in those hauls. Kamwi congratulated the Police on these arrests, saying drug abuse has come “under the spotlight” in Namibia.
“But these uniformed men and women cannot do it alone. For them to succeed calls on all of us as Namibians to be whistle-blowers. Namibia should not and never should be used as a route or dumping place for their illegal activities,” Kamwi said. Especially worrying, the Minister said, is Namibia’s gradual transition from a transit route for illegal drugs to a consumer country. “We’re such a small country of two million. How can we allow this to happen.”
Friday 26 June is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
If you want to know more about the health risks of illicit substances, click on this link to download an excellent pdf booklet with all the facts or write to me and I will forward it to you. (pray4namibia@gmail.com)
- Pray against drug trafficking through Namibia and the use of drugs by Namibians.
- Pray for the police to fight the crime of drug trafficking, selling and abuse effectively.
- Pray for the right facts about drug abuse to be share through schools and churches.
- Trust God to free those caught in the claws of drugs and pray against the effects of drugs on our families and communities.
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