Drugs and gangs and a failing government!

In a random raid on a house in Male, the police recently discovered narcotic drugs of nearly fourteen kg (with an estimated street value of more than four million us dollars). It is said that the police were actually raiding the house in their search for a suspect involved in the recent gang attacks. One can only imagine how many more such households can be found in this beehive called “Male” where narcotic drug trade (and abuse) is thriving. Ordinary people are scared of these drug cartels and gangsters. Families are being ruined, with at least one user or dealer in almost every household. One NGO recently estimated that the drug users in this country are spending about one million us dollars every day to buy their shots. That’s us dollars 30 million per month. In a speech on Friday night, opposition leader Dr. Munavvar said that the country is spending an estimated twelve million us dollars per month to pay for the expatriate workers. Now compare these two figures. We are spending more than double that amount to “import” narcotic drugs! If the government is sincere they can control this mushrooming drug problem within a matter of months but this is interlinked to politics and the government is milking he situation to their benefit in this election-year. The country and our youth are being sacrificed for the benefit of a corrupt regime!