RNA – In a meeting with General Eskandar Momeni, the secretary of the Drug Control Headquarters of Iran, Grand Ayatollah Hoseyn Nouri-Hamadani said that in order to eliminate addiction to narcotics, actions must be taken and said, “Narcotics and addiction to them is one of the problems and disasters facing Iran which must be countered.”
The revered source of emulation added, “We must stop the production and distribution of narcotics. From the time the United States attacked Afghanistan [in 2001], they have been trying to execute their sinister goals in various aspects in order to harm Iran and the Islamic ummah. The presence of the United States in Afghanistan has caused great misery for the people of this country.”
He emphasized, “We must speak in a decisive manner with Afghanistan, from where narcotics enter Iran from, so that this issue can be resolved, and we must not show lenience in regard to this issue because addiction is causing great harm to society.”
Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani said, “Addiction is not just an economic disadvantage but the human resources of the country which must be productive are infected and ill, resulting in numerous dangers, including an increased divorce rate and the breakdown of families. Therefore, your work in combating narcotics and addiction has many rewards.”
The renowned teacher in the Islamic Seminary of Qom explained that nothing can be done with just words and criticized the lack of determination among the officials to solve the problems and said, “Some people constantly say there is smuggling and they only talk, but they don’t act. Why do not they engage in practical actions to stop smuggling?”
He said, “We must stop the smuggling and the trafficking of narcotics in a decisive manner, the enemies don’t engage in military warfare as they did before but rather they spends money and plan to strike Iran and addiction is one of these cases. Therefore, you must be vigilant and solve the problems from their roots. We must act decisively in order to achieve more success.”
Ayatollah Nouri-Hamadani stated, “Sometimes it is said that smuggling is occurring and the media continuously writes about it, but why do they engage in weak actions? That is, a country with such power cannot stop smuggling and drug trafficking? The reason is that some officials are weak and don’t act in serious manner. All of this has had human and financial costs, but we still have the problem of narcotics.”
He added, “We have to pursue the cause, to deal with the root issues, we must eradicate poverty, unemployment and other problems with a precise look and strive for jihad. A culture must be developed in the fight against narcotics and addiction and the media is required to familiarize society with the harms of addiction and keep society alert.”
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