Brazilian leader ramps up anti-drug pitch
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Monday touted a recently-launched plan aimed at cracking down on drug trafficking and rehabilitating drug addicts.
"We will guarantee care and treatment to addicts, who need support to beat their addiction. We will severely crack down on drug trafficking and organized crime in the entire country," the president said in her weekly radio address.
She said the number of beds for recovering drug addicts in public hospitals will be increased, and the number of public clinics which offer medical and psychological treatment to drug addicts will rise from 26 to 574 by 2014, through partnership programs with private institutions.
Rousseff also said the government will get tougher on drug dealers and smash criminal gangs.
"We will fight criminal groups with increasing rigor, to prevent the entry of drugs into our country," she said.
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English.news.cn 2011-12-13 10:12:30
RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 12 (Xinhua)
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