While murders and aggressive behavior have increased dramatically in recent times, urgent action is required to study the causes and develop the necessary solutions to protect young people from this devastating scourge, reports Al-Qabas daily. After these dangerous and extraneous crimes in Kuwaiti society sounded alarm bells due to their increase on the one hand, and the changing patterns of their commission on the other hand, security and legal sources warned that “72% of murders, aggressive behavior and thefts are caused by drug addiction.”
Security
While the sources reiterated, that “Kuwait has become a target of the mafia of bringing and smuggling narcotic substances more than ever,” they indicated that abuse and addiction doubled the crimes of murder, bloodshed and extraneous behaviors on our society, revealing that thousands of young people joined the list of addicts in 2021 and 2022, In addition to 21,000 registered years ago. The sources revealed that the relevant security services recorded about 12,000 cases of trafficking, abuse and possession of narcotic substances in the past six years, “at an average of 2,000 cases annually.”
The sources stated that addiction is rampant among adolescents, and new chemical drugs pose a great challenge to its danger, and there are approximately 920 types of toxins that cause psychological imbalance, which has increased the rates of murders and aggressive behavior recently. The sources stated that the Ministry of Interior cannot clap alone, as it plays its role in controlling drugs, but facing this imminent danger requires an integrated plan with the participation of all state agencies. The sources explained the drug mafia’s targeting of Kuwait by the insane rise in their prices, which exceed 10 times those in neighboring countries.
Combat
The sources revealed that the competent security services registered thousands of cases classified under smuggling, trafficking, abuse and possession of narcotic substances recently, and expelled about 1,400 expatriate drug users in the last 18 months. In addition, officials warned that the unprecedented spread of addiction has changed the pattern of crimes, pointing out that the time has come to formulate an integrated plan to address this devastating scourge.
The following steps are necessary to combat drug possession and consumption: Tightening the drug control procedures at the customs; tightening security measures to besiege promoters; an integrated strategy to combat with the participation of state agencies; strengthening the role of the Ministries of Education, Endowments, Information and other bodies; awareness of the importance of family control to protect children and reviving the Supreme National Committee for Narcotics Control.
With the increase in horrific murders in recent years, everyone is searching for the reasons that led to these heinous crimes, especially against relatives. From the reality of the cases before the courts, drugs are the common denominator in most crimes, but the promoters who are caught can return to the practice of drug trafficking. An informed source told Al-Qabas that 80% of the reasons for patent rulings in trafficking and abuse cases are due to the invalidity of the procedures. The source added: The law stipulates that what is built on falsehood is considered void, and therefore if the arrest or seizure procedures are incorrect, the law does not allow to convict the accused.
