Premier Su Tseng-chang has unveiled the second phase of a government anti-drug campaign.
The Cabinet gave the green light to the plan on Thursday, approving a budget of NT$15 billion (US$ 500 million) to be used between 2021 and 2025.
Su says although the first phase of the anti-drug campaign, which lasted from 2017 to 2020, produced some results, more still has to be done. One task is keeping drugs out, an especially important task given that 80% of seized drugs come from outside Taiwan’s borders. Su also said the government will work on lowering the recidivism rate of drug offenders and find a better way to detect packaging that may be used to hide drugs.
In addition to strengthening cross-border cooperation, Su says that the government will crack down on drugs domestically and offer rewards to those who can provide information about where drugs are coming from.