If laws are failing, better measures must be sought

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has reported a startling rise in the number of cases related to drugs – abuse, peddling, and trafficking. In the last two years, close to 850 cases were referred to OAG for prosecution. The report is a significant document in that it makes succinctly clear that the stringent […]

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