THEY say addiction is a family disease, it may be only one person who uses but it is the whole family who suffers however, it’s not only user’s family who suffer the effects of crystal methamphetamine or ‘ice’ but the entire community.
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Now the community can help fight back with the ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign launched in Leeton on Thursday. The campaign looks to encourage the town’s residents to step forward and assist police in shutting down drug suppliers and manufacturers.
Chairman of Leeton Neighbourhood Watch Mark Norvall said it was obvious from comments made by passersby that residents were fed up with the drug and the negative flow on effects it can have in the community.
People have had enough of ice
- Mark Norvall
“We have had a very good reception from people in the streets,” he said.
“People have had enough of ice.
“From what we have seen here today there appears to be a lot of concern in the community.”
The ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign looks to make ordinary residents aware of the important role members of the public have in helping police to shut down drug-manufacturing syndicates and arrest drug suppliers.
Senior Constable Marc Roberts from the Griffith LAC emphasised that those who rung up could do so anonymously and said that people often did not understand how they could help in the fight against ice.
“You would be surprised at how many people know about some sort of activity and they just don’t know what to do about it,” he said.
The state-wide campaign will look to actively mobilise members of the public in the fight against ‘ice’.
It was initiated and funded by the Commonwealth government, and will be taking place in States and Territories across Australia. In NSW, the campaign is being held in 21 LACs across the state, over a six-month period between March and September 2016
It will run in each LAC for two weeks, during which police and Crime Stoppers will conduct community engagement activities designed to educate the public on the dangers of illicit drugs and how they can show support for the campaign
During the campaign, residents across Leeton and other areas will be urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via the online portal, where they can report drug dealing activities anonymously. While members of the public are encouraged to report any prohibited drug activity via Crime Stoppers, the focus of the ‘Dob in a Dealer’ campaign is the production, distribution and use of ‘ice’ (crystal methylamphetamine)
