Presentation on Singapore Country Report Mr Seng Han Thong & Mr - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Presentation on Singapore Country Report Mr Seng Han Thong & Mr Sitoh Yih Pin, • 11 th AIFOCOM Meeting • 13 May 2014 • Restricted 1

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Holistic Approach Community Support & Buy-in CNB Prisons SCORE Aftercare & Preventive Drug Tough Laws & Treatment & Continued Education Enforcement Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Supply & Demand Reduction Restricted 4

Anti-Drug Legislation Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) • Revision of Mandatory Death Penalty – Courts have a discretion if 2 conditions are met: • Offenders’ role restricted only to that of a courier; and • Offender offered substantive assistance to CNB or suffering from abnormality of mind leading to reduced mental responsibility for his acts Restricted 5

Anti-Drug Legislation Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) Supply Reduction (continued) Aggravated punishment – o Trafficking to and recruitment of young or vulnerable Enhanced punishment – 2 nd and subsequent trafficking offence o New schedule for new psychoactive – substances Restricted 6

Anti-Drug Legislation Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) Supply Reduction (continued) – Criminalising the act of planning or arranging for a drug gathering – Abetment outside Singapore of an offence committed in Singapore Restricted 7

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Total/New Drug Abusers Arrested 7000 Abusers arrested 1994: 6,165 1994: 208 per 100k 6000 Total Abusers arrested 2013: 3,574 5000 2013: 93 per 100k Repeat 4000 3000 New 2000 1000 0 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

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Strategic Challenges � Worsening regional drug situation � Poppy cultivation � Clandestine laboratories � Syndicates using Singapore’s connectivity to move drug consignments � Rising drug trend - Increase in Heroin and ‘ice’ abusers � Increase in number of LT releases over the next few years � Emergence of new psychoactive substances � Youth and student abusers � Societal values and attitudes amongst younger generation � Sustenance of zero tolerance towards drug abuse Restricted 11

Task Force on Drugs Towards a Drug-Free Singapore Rehabilitation Upstream Targeted Strong and Supervision Intervention for Prevention Deterrence to Reduce Young Abusers Relapse Rate Engaging Families and the Community Enhancing System and Structures Restricted 12

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