Metro Police arrested a 26 year-old suspect for the possession of drugs in Hanover Park on Saturday.
Officials found
25 units of heroin inside his shoes during the search operation.
The City’s Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and
Security, JP Smith, said, when the suspect was booked at the Philippi Police Station, officers
discovered that he is out on parole for a previous murder conviction.
“It’s an unfortunate reality that many people who are
paroled end up in the system once more, and it poses serious questions about
our criminal justice system, and particularly the rehabilitation of offenders,
as well as opportunities to turn over a new leaf once released," he said.
Smith then highlighted that it`s trivial to give the police
resources if the same perpetrators are being arrested again after being
released from prison.
“The City’s enforcement agencies are making hundreds of
successful arrests on a weekly basis, and very often, the same persons are
arrested time and again. We’ve said it before, there is no point increasing
policing resources if the system as a whole is not properly integrated to
effectively deal with those committing crime,” he added.
By Lulama Klassen
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