Lectures arranged on drug problems

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32720, 24 September 1971, Page 10

Lectures arranged on drug problems

A former user of amphetamines and tha head of tha Christchurch C. 1.8. drug squad wjlj fee two of the speakers on drug abuse and drug law enforcement to addrvM tha public at tha Avon Theatre during th* police crime prevention week to be held from October 4 to 7, Two public miloni on foe drug Problem will ba held: on October 4 Detective Senior-Sergeant R. G. MeMeekins will speak on drug law and the different types of drug abuse; and on October 6 Detective Sargeant

C. P- Kruger will speak and answer question* on drug abua*. DetMtlv* Sergeant Kruger, who ha* spent four years an* * half with fo* Auckland drug squad, recently became head of th* Christchurch drug squad, At we same M»sion on October 6 the caure* and effect* of drug misuse and th* problem* auociatad with it will b* diseussed by • former drag urer. At present th* many organisation* who applied to th* C. 1.8, for spsaker* on drug question* had to ba turned away because of lack of men with th* time availabl*. th* head ef th* Chrietchurch C. 1,8. (Detective Chief Inspector B. Wilkinson) said yesterday. These seminars, to bo held between 12,15 p.m. and I p.m. on both days, would give the public plenty oi opportunity to h*ar about drag problems and to ask questions, raid Datoetivi Chief Inspector Wilkinson. The Christchurch C. 1.8 had apprehended 35 person: for drug offences so rar this year, he said. This had to lx seen in perspective againsi foe fact that this year mon than 7000 flies had beer handled. However, New Zealant could not afford to b* eom placent if the figure wa* tc be held where It wae, he raid In New Zeeland 2M persons had been chargee with drug offences In uu first elx months of fols year This wa* greater than for thi whole of last year, when 263 persons were charged.