At the discussion on drug prevention organised by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium, Horvath noted that parliament recently adopted a new anti-drugs law, prompted by "the need to lay the legal background helping the determined and concentrated man-hunt currently under way by the police."

While Hungarian drug regulations were considered one of the most stringent even before the new law, which will come into force on June 15, "the intensity and aggressivity of the drug market has grown, and certain areas of the country have been flooded by designer poisons to an extent that demanded action," Horvath said.

The new regulation is taking "a merciless, zero-tolerance stance against traffickers: eliminating these activities will require a long and difficult fight, but ... merely curbing drug trafficking is a compromise, which cannot be the final goal," he said.

Drugs go hand in hand with crimes such as prostitution, receiving and selling stolen goods and usury, Horvath said. "Society has a right to defend itself from those."

While the issue can be approached from many angles, the main goal is societal cooperation and a "healthy ability to protect itself," he said, and pledged that the government would support the foundation of local communities focusing on prevention.
 

Hungary "has been going on its own way" on the matter as neighbouring countries are monitoring the results, Horvath said, adding that regional cooperation was on the cards, "because drug [trafficking] is an international industry, run with amazing cunning and media support."

Many platforms are suggesting that "this is a cool, trendy, good thing. This is part of the brainwashing process," he said.

Responding to a question, Horvath said the law was the first step "in the ongoing review of the whole system, conducted with the help of experts, an important part of which is linking prevention-related activities together."

The commissioner also highlighted the role and responsibility of families on the matter, saying that "attention and unconditional love are the most important challenges, through which [parents] can earn children's trust."

Photo courtesy: Police.hu

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