SUNDAY, AUGUST 26, 1990
OVERALL FIGURES FOR JULY SHOWED THAT 593 PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN 817 ANTI-DRUG RAIDS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY. OTHER DRUGS SEIZED INCLUDED 2.83 KILOGRAMS OF NO. 3 HEROIN, 1.67 KILOGRAMS OF OPIUM AND A SMALL QUANTITY OF SET DRUGS.
IN THEIR SUSTAINED EFFORTS AGAINST VICE ACTIVITIES, POLICE ARRESTED 144 PEOPLE IN 3,024 RAIDS AND SEIZED 473 PORNOGRAPHIC TAPES AND 751 OBJECTIONABLE MAGAZINES.
FRONT, POLICE CONDUCTED
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84 RAIDS AND BETTING
ON THE ANTI-GAMBLING ARRESTED 605 PEOPLE, SEIZING $148,000 IN TABLE MONEY AND
LIPS WORTH ABOUT $100,000.
DRUG ABUSE HOTLINE FOR HELP SEEKERS
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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN SEEK ADVICE AND INFORMATION DRUG-RELATED ISSUES, INCLUDING TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION FACILITIES, BY CALLING A HOTLINE SET UP BY THE ACTION COMMITTEE AGAINST (ACAN).
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NARCOTICS DIVISION, THE EXECUTIVE ACAN, TODAY (SUNDAY) SAID THE DRUG ABUSE TELEPHONE ENQUIRY HOTLINE 366 8822 WAS SET UP WITH A VIEW ΤΟ PROVIDE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND IN-DEPTH SERVICE ΤΟ CALLERS MAKING COMPLICATED ENQUIRIES OR SEEKING COUNSELLING.
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ABOUT 700 ENQUIRIES WERE RECEIVED IN THE FIRST SEVEN MONTHS OF
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"AMONG THEM, ALMOST HALF SOUGHT ADVICE ON TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION PROGRAMMES.
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"OTHERS INQUIRED ABOUT GENERAL INFORMATION RANGING FROM ENFORCEMENT TO THE PREVENTION EDUCATIVE AND PUBLICITY WORK OF ACAN,' THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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THE HOTLINE OPERATES FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND 9 AM 12 NOON ON SATURDAYS. NO SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.
WHEN A CALL IS RECEIVED OUTSIDE OPERATING HOURS, A PRE-RECORDED REPLY WILL ASK THE CALLERS TO PHONE IN AGAIN DURING OFFICE HOURS AND GIVES OTHER ANTI-DRUGS HOTLINES FOR REPORTING DRUG PEDDLING ACTIVITIES.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED THAT ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED ON THE HOTLINE WOULD BE TREATED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.
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