Meeting Activity

Problem: Distribution of Illegal Drugs

Date of meeting: 20th March 2012
Time of meeting: 10:20
Venue: T001
Group members:
Chair: Abdullah Al Marar
Minute taker:  Mohammed Bassam
Participant: Alabed Al Ameri

Venue preparation:

Grouped around a desk with Mr. Hedley

Agenda:

-          Strengthen border security.

-          Increase awareness in magazines and in news broadcasts.

-          Introduce new tactics to capture criminals.

-          High consequences for perpetrators.

-          Treatment of drug addicts. (Detox Centers)

-          Creating strict rules on pharmacies for the distribution of certain drugs.

The Chairman Abdullah opened the meeting at 10:22

1.       Strengthen border security.

Alabed suggested sending out trained canines to find the drugs in hidden places. Abdullah added that a good idea would be to install machinery that cars drive through and it will display all of the hidden substances in the car. Mohammed agreed.

2.       Increase awareness in magazines and in news broadcasts.

Mohammed suggested that news stations should broadcast ideas of which parents will learn how to teach their children the dangers of drugs. Alabed recommended putting real stories of drug addicts in newspapers and magazines. Abdullah proposed the idea of school programs in which students can be told of the dangers of drugs.

3.       Introduce new tactics to capture criminals.

The idea of Installing cameras in alleys and most suspected areas was introduced by Mohammed. Mohammed and Abdullah also agreed upon using members of the authorities as undercover agents to capture the perpetrators. Alabed accepted this solution.

4.       High consequences for perpetrators.

Mr.Hedley pointed out that there is a death penalty for the distribution of illegal drugs, so the whole group agreed that it isn’t a good idea.

5.       Treatment of drug addicts. (Detox Centers)

The solution of increasing more detox centers was agreed upon by the whole group due to the number of lives that can be saved.

6.       Strict rules on Pharmacies.

Abdullah said that some pharmacists will assign addictive medication to patients without much thougt that the patient might get addicted to it. Alabed strongly recommended that strict rules and consequences be put to prevent such accidents. Mohammed approved Alabed’s advice.

In conclusion we decided that:

1.       Increasing awareness about drugs in the community will reduce the chances of people fall captive under the restraint of these drugs.

2.       Creating strict rules in pharmacies for distribution of addictive medication without legal documentation from the ministry of health.

3.       Build detox centers with modern technology specifically for victims of these drugs.

4.       Increase security personnel around the borders of the country and use up-to-date machinery to display the illegal substances.

5.        Increase surveillance on suspected places.