Dhi Qar: A campaign against billiard halls leads to the arrest of dozens of children

The police headquarters of Dhi Qar on Wednesday closed a number of cafes and billiards frequented by children and juveniles in different parts of the province, and confirmed the detention of a number of boys were present in those halls and handed over to the concerned authorities, and revealed a campaign to follow up the " Drug traffickers, community organizations confirmed that the courts in Dhi Qar have received more than 1,000 lawsuits in less than two years related to child and juvenile delinquency.

The police leadership in a statement received "range", a copy of it, "the detachments and elements of the anti-narcotics police carried out a large campaign in the districts and districts to follow the deviant points, which trafficked from the errant groups seeking the benefit of physical tablets and drugs. 
"The campaign also included a number of security practices to follow up and execute arrest warrants issued by the Iraqi judiciary against traffickers, dealers, drug dealers and those who cooperate with them." 
The statement explained that "the Narcotics Control Division of Nasiriyah carried out a security exercise in conjunction with the police station Batha, including the inspection of cafes in the area of ​​Batha (45 km west of the city of Nasiriyah) and the arrest of a number of violators and the closure of a cafe and billiard halls because it allows the presence of boys and juveniles under the age of 10 inside, pointing to"
The leadership of the police to conduct a similar security exercise in the district Aldoaah (60 km northeast of the city of Nasiriyah) by the anti - drug Shatra in coordination with Aldoaah police station where they were searched cafes, gymnasiums and areas "suspicious" according to the statement. " 
Revealed leadership" the security agencies and the Directorate of drug Control in Dhi Qar campaigns of raids and searches in cafes, galleries billiards and computer games in search of purveyors of narcotic tablets and elements suspicious, as well as follow - up to the traffickers and promoters of the tablets of narcotic and arrest wanted them. " 
for his part , he warned communication organization and fraternity that pervades the Director On the implementation of community - based programs in the field of family and children in association with UNICEF activist Ali Abdul - Hussein Nashi from the spread of the phenomenon of juvenile delinquency and adolescents in Dhi Qar and the manifestations of the spread of drug abuse, begging and theft crimes committed by children and adolescents.
Al-Nashi explained that "the number of juvenile delinquency cases received by the Dhi Qar courts in less than two years amounted to more than (1000) lawsuits, where more than (600) cases were registered in 2016 and more than (420) ) A case during the past nine months of this year, "noting that" the most prominent issues related to the use of narcotic tablets and cases of brawls and theft, as well as cases of sexual deviation. " 
"Most of the prisoners and beggars of children are families that suffer from family disintegration due to divorce, family disputes or the absence of a father," he said. 
He pointed out that "the consequences of wars, unemployment and divorce are all reflected on the family and its members."
Al-Nashi revealed the prevalence of begging and the use of narcotic pills between juveniles and children, as well as the drop out of school due to the weak role of the family in the follow-up of life and study of its members. Stressing: The existence of large leakage of school seats between juveniles and children. 
He called on the local and federal governments as well as the legislative authorities to activate their role in protecting children and reducing the manifestations of delinquency and delinquency of children. 
He stressed "the importance of reinstating the compulsory education law and obliging parents to continue studying and keep them from delinquency and engage in begging."
On September 28, 2017, Dhi Qar governorate warned of the dangers of juvenile delinquency and moral disintegration of the society, while stressing that juvenile delinquency is a thorny problem that requires solutions that involve everyone from society, civil society organizations and state institutions. Activists attributed the causes of juvenile delinquency To the lack of awareness and the lack of government institutions that sponsor young talents as well as the unconscious openness on the Internet. 
The documents of the sixth annual conference to analyze the security and criminal reality in Dhi Qar, which took place earlier this year 2017, that the crime of drug addiction rose by 14 percent in 2016 compared to the rates in 2015, warning of the dangers of the destruction of the foundations of society and founded by destroying the youth generation.