Dob in drug ‘parasites’
Dealers in sights of campaign
TOOWOOMBA is being urged to dob in the “parasites” preying on the vulnerable as they peddle drugs in the community.
Crime Stoppers yesterday launched its Dob in a Dealer campaign which encourages residents to report suspicions they have about drug dealing, use or production in their areas.
The second round of the successful program, and the community’s ongoing support of Crime Stoppers, has yielded strong results but as drug use continues in the region, more information is needed.
Southern Region Assistant Commissioner Mike Condon said information supplied to police through Crime Stoppers had led to hundreds of charges filed against alleged drug offenders in the past two months alone.
Among those charged are alleged drug traffickers.
“These drug dealers are parasites that feed off people who are vulnerable and in most cases that leads to injury or death or some sort of harm inside the family unit,” he said.
More than $55,000 in drugs was seized in Toowoomba through information supplied to Crime Stoppers last year.
More than half of all calls to the tip-line in Queensland, which can be used anonymously, related to methamphetamine, or ice.
Dob in a Dealer is a nationwide program funded by the Federal Government geared toward stopping the supply chain of illicit drugs such as ice, cocaine, MDMA, heroin and marijuana.
Police Minister Mark Ryan urged the community to use the service to rid the streets of drugs and illicit substances.
Crime Stoppers is a volunteer-based organisation which receives information from the community and passes it on to investigating authorities.
Reporters can remain anonymous.
“You don’t have to have the
complete story,” Crime Stoppers Queensland CEO Trevor O’Hara said.
“Your small piece of information could be the missing piece of the puzzle.”