The number of registered drug abusers in Macau dropped by 8.2 percent year-on-year to 424 at the end of last year, with Methamphetamine (commonly known as “Ice”) now being the “most popular” drug, the chief of the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) Department for the Prevention and Treatment of Gambling and Drugs, Lei Lai Peng, said yesterday.
Lei also said that the bureau was strengthening its cooperation in the fight against drug abuse and drug trafficking with other Greater Bay Area (GBA) cities.
This year’s first plenary meeting of the government-appointed Narcotics Control Committee was held yesterday on the premises of the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) in Nam Van to analyse the drug abuse situation in Macau, as well as last year’s data collected by the Central Registration System for Drug Abusers, and the government’s plans for new anti-drug measures.
Lei Lai Peng, the chief of the Social Welfare Bureau’s (IAS) Department of Prevention and Treatment of Gambling and Drugs, talks to reporters after yesterday’s closed-door meeting at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) in Nam Van.
Judiciary Police (PJ) Criminal Investigation Department Chief Vong Chi Hong speaks to the media after yesterday’s meeting. Photos: Rachel Lei
