Cameroonian Govt Orders Crackdown on Hard Drug Suppliers in Schools
- By solomon2day
- On 10/06/2019
- In News
The Cameroonian Government has ordered the idenfitication and crackdown on suppliers of hard drugs to schools.
The Government gave this order, recently, through the Minister of Terrotial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, during a meeting with administration and security officials in Douala.
The order is coming on the heels of the increasing rate of drug abuse amongst school children and the youth in the city of Douala and the rest of Littoral Region.
Atanga Nji maintained that urgent steps had to be taken to the curb trafficking of Tramol, Tramadol and cocaine in the region, just as he warned of the consequences of their abuse on school children and youth .
To stem the tide the Minister ordered that efforts be made to identify the sources of supply of these drugs a step towards apprehending as to the traffickers, while noting that synergy of action by all stakeholders was required to maintain the peace.