China News Service Yinchuan, June 22 (Yang Di) On the occasion of the "6·26" International Anti-Drug Day, Ningxia concentrated the destruction of 10.83 tons of drugs and drug-making chemicals on the 22nd.
In the afternoon of the same day, under the escort of armed special police armed with live ammunition, more than 5.2 tons of methamphetamine, heroin, cannabis and other drugs, and more than 5.62 tons of poison-making chemicals (a total of 10.831 tons) were sent to Qingda Guohua Environmental Resources Co., Ltd. in Lingwu City, Ningxia (Hazardous Waste and Medical Waste Disposal Center) conducted a centralized incineration.
The armed police escorted some of the drugs waiting to be destroyed. Yang Dishe
According to reports, since 2013 Ningxia has investigated and dealt with 45,805 drug addicts, 21,394 forced isolation treatments, cracked 4,490 drug criminal cases, arrested 5,560 suspects, seized 742.3 kilograms of heroin, and seized outflows from other provinces. The average annual decline is 34.2%, and the spread of drug abuse activities has been effectively contained.
At the same time, the number of new drug addicts in Ningxia has decreased from an annual increase of 4,485 in 2013 to an annual increase of 199 in 2019, and the growth rate has dropped from 25.4% in 2013 to 0.6% year-on-year. The momentum has been comprehensively and effectively contained.
The staff put the drugs into the furnace for destruction. Yang Dishe
In addition, the number of drug addicts who have not relapsed in Ningxia in three years has increased to 21,719. The consolidation rate of withdrawal has increased from less than 20% in 2013 to 71%, and the rate of community drug rehabilitation has increased from 42.5% in 2013 to the current 99.8% , The growth rate ranks among the top three in the country, the current number of drug users has dropped to 8709 (excluding deaths, three years of withdrawal without relapse), the absolute number has been reduced to the lowest level in the country, the current number of drug users accounts for the total population of the region The proportion of drug use has dropped from 0.34% in 2015 to 0.125%, which is lower than the national average of 0.18%. The effectiveness of drug users’ withdrawal and consolidation has increased year by year. The number of drug users in the society has decreased year by year, and the scale of drug abuse has continued to shrink.
The staff put the drugs into the furnace for destruction. Yang Dishe
"Today's concentrated drug destruction activity is aimed at showing the firm confidence of the relevant departments in Ningxia to ban drugs, and to evoke the concern and support of all sectors of society for drug control work." Ma Xudong, full-time deputy director of the Ningxia Drug Control Office, said that the current drug situation in Ningxia continues to improve However, it has become a new trend for illegal criminals to use the Internet to buy and sell drugs. "Therefore, all departments should strive to improve their ability to combat drug crimes and maintain social order." (End)