THE Capalaba community will be safer under an opposition plan to tackle the state’s ice epidemic, says LNP candidate for Capalaba, Cameron Leafe.
Mr Leafe said an LNP Government would implement a five-point action plan to take ice off the streets through crime prevention, drug addiction services and strong enforcement.
“I am committed to tackling the scumbag drug dealers and the drug use in our community, to help make Capalaba the safest place to live, work and raise a family,” Mr Leafe said.
“Ice use tears families apart and we all know someone who has had their lives touched by this scourge, whether it’s through robberies, burglary or property damage.
“The LNP has a plan to tackle the issue with a targeted and comprehensive strategy to complement the Federal Government’s National Ice Action Plan.”
Crime Stoppers Queensland chief executive Trevor O’Hara said an LNP commitment to fund the organisation’s targeting of illegal drugs was welcome.
“Between March and June 2016 the Dob in a Dealer campaign attracted more than 2000 reports about ice dealers in Queensland, which has led to more than 185 arrests,” Mr O’Hara said.
Opposition police spokesman Tim Mander said the LNP had talked to law enforcement and community representatives in developing the policy.
“The LNP already has a solid track record on this issue, through law and order measures such as policing and tougher penalties for offenders and addiction treatment services that work,” Mr Mander said.
“An LNP Government would continue to work with organisations to target Capalaba’s most vulnerable, such as males aged between 25 and 40 years and remote indigenous communities.”
The five-point plan to take ice off our streets includes $1 million to encourage the community to report information to Crime Stoppers, keeping bikie clubhouses closed, drug addiction services, working with the federal government to deliver more treatment services and ensuring state and Commonwealth law enforcement agencies share intelligence
