Afternoon of the 30th near Gwangju Songjeong Station
Gwangju Prosecutors' Office and others take measures to prevent spread
"We believe the golden time for prevention is now"

The Gwangju Regional Council of the Ministry of Justice Youth Crime Prevention Committee, together with the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office and the Gwangju-Jeonnam Branch of the Korea Anti-Drug Movement Headquarters Foundation, conducted a youth drug eradication campaign around Gwangju Songjeong Station on the 30th.
[Photo by Namdo Ilbo TV]

The Gwangju Regional Council of the Ministry of Justice Youth Crime Prevention Committee (Chairman Choi Gap-ryeol) held a drug eradication campaign on the afternoon of the 30th around Gwangju Songjeong Station, in collaboration with the Gwangju District Prosecutors' Office and the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korea Anti-Drug Movement Headquarters, under the slogan "A Bright Society Without Drugs, A Smiling Republic of Korea Together."

About 120 people attended the event, including Chairman Choi Gap-ryeol of the Ministry of Justice Youth Crime Prevention Committee Gwangju Regional Council, Advisory Chairman Ko Gyeong-ju, Youth Division Chairman Koo Je-gil, Multicultural Division Chairman Ma Chan-ho, Kang Mi-ryang, Director of the Gwangju-Jeonnam branch of the Korea Anti-Drug Movement Headquarters, and Heo Jeong-hoon, dedicated prosecutor of the Gwangju Prosecutors' Office.

The government recently explained the background of the event, stating that although efforts have been made to prevent drugs through the recent "War on Drugs," the event focused on raising awareness of the dangers, especially as juvenile crime has surged.

Chairman Choi Gap-ryeol of the council said, "The campaign was conducted between 4 and 5 p.m., the time when the most people pass through Songjeong Station," adding, "It was organized to raise awareness among youths who are easily exposed to the dangers of drugs."

Prosecutor Heo Jeong-hoon of the Gwangju Prosecutors' Office, who sponsored the event, said, "The saying that our country is a drug-free nation is now a thing of the past," and added, "With the determination that 'the golden time to eradicate juvenile drug crime is now,' we will do our best together with private organizations."

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