SIGNS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

Let me share with you, from a booklet I had written, some common signs on the presence of illegal drugs in the neighborhood or barangay:

VERY SHORT visits to a home, usually in the dead hours of the day or late at night, by different people. The visitor usually doesn’t come in and leaves right after he talks to or receives something from the homeowner, even if it’s only a matter f seconds.

Smoke, odorless or unusual in smell, coming from a home or from a group of people in a dark or not so noticeable spot.

Increasing number of robberies or petty thefts, both cash and easy to sell items like mobile phones, watches and jewelry.

Increasing volumes of aluminum foil, injection equipment, matches or lighters and other paraphernalia for use of illegal drugs in trash cans or common garbage bins.

Heavily-guarded warehouses with no known or clear business or purpose.

Heavily-guarded homes with owners or tenants who HARDLY, or  DO NOT SOCIALIZE with neighbors.  And if the owner or tenant employs people but does not post a business sign or won’t even talk about his trade, 99 percent it’s illegal drugs or something unlawful.

Deliveries of chemicals and laboratory or medical equipment to a home with no business sign or declaration from the owner that he is  engaged in a related trade.

ABRUPT and ABNORMAL CHANGES in the moods and character of some residents, especially teenagers.

Known JOBLESS PEOPLE of dubious origins who live lavish lifestyles and never seem to run out of cash.

Immediately report any of these signs to your homeowners’ association ad the authorities, from the barangay all the way to the mayor and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).

DON’T WAIT for something violent to happen first before you act.

And as our friend Efren Cordero Pimentel has suggested, let’s all pray PSALM 119 of the Holy Bible in fighting the illegal drug menace.

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MARIA DOLORES SANTOS of London, United Kingdom

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