PSD urges citizens to join campaign to combat narcotics, festive firing

AMMAN — The Public Security Department (PSD) on Sunday urged Jordanians to support a campaign aimed at collecting 1 million signatures and condemning narcotics and festive firing.

In a statement carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra, the PSD urged citizens to take a stand against narcotics and festive firing, citing their “negative implications on the safety and security of people”.

The campaign calls for public participation in efforts to combat narcotics and prevent people from falling victim to addiction, as well as foil the endeavours of dealers and distributors. The petition also seeks to collect signatures condemning celebratory gunfire.

“The aim is to cultivate a sense of social responsibility towards the need to take a stand against these phenomena, raising awareness of them and eventually eliminating them,” a PSD statement said.

The PSD called on citizens to contribute to the campaign, implemented by its public relations and media department with the support of Community Police patrols across the Kingdom, “to send a clear message that counters the use, promotion and dealing of drugs, and one which memorialises the innocents whose lives were taken by reckless firing of guns,” Petra reported.

“The campaign was built on the foundation of duty towards the community, which requires citizens to spare no effort in helping the community and its members, by protecting them from the dangers of the practices in question,” the PSD said.