The Federal Government will spend $1 million to continue the national Dob in a Dealer campaign.
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During the last campaign in 2016 , Crime Stoppers saw a 129 per cent increase in drug-related information reports and a 101 per cent increase in amphetamine-related information reports in the NT.
The $1 million will be provided from assets confiscated as proceeds of crime.
Senator Nigel Scullion said Dob in a Dealer is a call to action to Territorians to provide Crime Stoppers with information to assist law enforcement disrupt the import, manufacture and supply of ice and other harmful illicit drugs.
“I encourage Territorians to anonymously contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestoppers.com.au to ‘dob in’ those people profiting from the use of illicit drugs in our community,” Senator Scullion said.
The last Dob in a Dealer campaign, which ran between February 2016 and March 2017, saw an average national increase of 95 per cent in drug-related information reports, including an increase of 143 per cent in the number of amphetamine-related reports from the public.
If you have information about someone who is manufacturing or dealing drugs you can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestoppers.com.au. You can remain anonymous