Warning as drug trade on the rise

By JACKLYN SIRIAS
THE public, especially females, are advised to take safety precautions when walking or moving around in Port Moresby, police say.
National Drug and Vice Squad team leader Sergeant Thomas Moiyang told The National that drug trading in the city had gone from bad to worse which threatened the safety of people.
“Drug trade in the city has become an everyday activity, especially for youths,” he said.
Moiyang said due to manpower and logistics shortage, they could not be everywhere on the streets every day to monitor the drug trade.
He said this, however, did not stop them from doing their mandated job in trying to keep the society safe.
“We have fewer than 10 members in the NDVS and we also have drug operations to do when we get tipoffs on the highway so we cannot be policing the streets every day to keep away those drug addicts,” he said.
Moiyang sais despite manpower and logistic issues, they continued to try their best to keeping the city free from marijuana and its effects on young people and the society.
“Last week alone we made around six arrests from the Gerehu side, especially at the Rainbow bus stop,” he said. Moiyang also urged the public to take precautions at hotspot areas of drug trade in Port Moresby.
“Some of those hotspot areas include Rainbow Stop N Shop bus stop, Erima FlyOver, Taurama Foodland, Hohola bus stop and market, Gordon area, and other places in the city,” he said.