MINISTRY OF JUSTICE INTENDS TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR DRUG USE|毒品入侵危害青年 吸毒擬提高刑罰

Taiwan's police have announced that two young Taiwanese were arrested in Indonesia in an attempt to smuggle 3.7 kilograms of amphetamine into the country, where they may face the death penalty. This comes on the heels of a high schooler caught attempting to transport drugs out of Taiwan. With illegal drugs a growing problem in schools and the military, and affecting younger age groups, the Ministry of Justice is building a drug crime database to aid in investigations and is considering proposing changes to the law to make penalties harsher for drug use. The rightmost two people in this Indonesian footage are two Taiwanese accused of drug smuggling. One is a university student. They said that they agreed to transport 3.7 kilograms of amphetamine for NT$150,000 each. Now they have been arrested in Indonesia, where they may face the death penalty. ==CHENG HUI-MING Chief, 3rd Squadron, 3rd Investigation Corps, CIB== Amphetamines were discovered attached to their legs. The transport of amphetamines is considered a major crime in Indonesia, punishable by the death penalty. This is the latest in a recent series of drug smuggling cases involving Taiwanese youth. The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office has also announced that a second crackdown on drug crimes this year, taking place over 15 days from Mar. 17 to Mar. 31, has led to the arrest of 616 drug dealers and 2,806 drug users, many of whom were minors still in school. Faced with younger and younger drug users, the Ministry of Justice is seeking to cut off the supply of drugs and establish a database of drug crimes. ==WANG TIAN-SHENG Chief Prosecutor, Taiwan High Prosecutors Office== The database will allow us to discover where drug dealing hotspots are, and we will require local prosecutors and police to take action on the hotspots. Currently, there are no criminal penalties for Schedule III and IV drugs, which are the most widely abused. The People First Party has already expressed their intention to change this, and the Ministry of Justice also said they are considering a change. ==NIEH CHUNG Head Prosecutor, Department of Prosecutorial Affairs, MOJ== The effect of punishment and education on Schedule III and IV drugs will be a consideration as we develop legislative proposals. But because many government departments will be involved, we'll collect opinions from academics and experts across the different departments before we settle on a strategy and direction. In response to the growing drug problem in the armed forces, prosecutors will also establish a reporting system to strengthen monitoring and enforcement in the military. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 日前才發生，有高中生受託運毒，企圖闖關出境，今天警方又發布，有2名台灣年輕人，上個月搭機藏帶3.7公斤的安非他命到印尼，遭到逮捕，在當地最重可能被判處死刑！毒品泛濫嚴重，侵入範圍擴及校園和軍中，影響年齡層也越來越低，為了阻斷毒品擴散，法務部除了建置毒品資料庫，以利查緝，也將檢討是否要修法，加重施用毒品的處罰。 六名嫌犯，在印尼警方背後排排站，最右邊的二人，是夾帶毒品到印尼的台籍嫌犯，其中一位是正就讀日文系的大學生！兩人供稱缺錢花用，才以每趟15萬台幣的代價，藏運3.7公斤的安非他命，如今，遭到印尼警方逮捕，最重恐怕面臨死刑。 ==刑事局偵三大隊第三隊長 鄭惠明== 在他們兩個人的腿上 查到安非他命毒品 運輸安非他命毒品 在印尼算是重罪 那最重可能會判到死刑 近來接連發生，台灣年輕人冒險販毒的案件，高檢署也公布，今年啟動第二波抓毒成效，光是3/17到3/31，短短15天，就查緝616名藥頭，施用毒品者更多達2806名，其中毒犯裡，有不少是未成年學子，毒品危及的年齡層，越來越低，法務部除了積極追查毒品源頭，也建置毒品資料庫，以利查緝販毒熱點。 ==高檢署檢察長 王添盛== 這個功能可以分析出 當地那些是熱區 會要求檢察或警察機關 對這些熱區 特別採取解決的動作 毒品泛濫嚴重，不過，在法制面，大部份染毒者，會施用的三、四級毒品，卻沒有刑責，先前親民黨立委已表態修法，法務部也打算檢討。 ==法務部檢察司主任檢察官 聶眾== 三、四級毒品裁罰跟講習部份 它的效果的部份 我們會有一個研擬修法的方向 但是因為牽涉到的部會比較多 我們會來綜合一下 各個單位學者專家的意見之後 再來擬定修法的策略跟方向 另外，針對近來毒品擴散到軍中的情況，檢方將軍方建立聯繫通報機制，加強軍中管制、完善監視系統，來全面防堵毒品入侵國軍。 記者 蔡慧玲 邱福財 陳保羅 台北報導