Drug Victims Remembrance Day will be observed on the third Friday of May each year.
Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam , with Ministers of State Alvin Tan and Gan Siow Huang , looking at digital candles at the Drug Victims Remembrance Day on May 17.
Said Mr Shanmugam: “The rest of the community also suffers. could be the target of crimes because people need to commit crimes in order to feed their habit. Bags of cannabis, locked in ventilated containers guarded by CNB officers, were displayed for visitors to identify and sniff the contents. Fake Ice, heroin and Ecstasy were also displayed.A smaller version of the event will rove around eight heartland locations from May 24 to July 21.
Ms Yap said: “I realised we always talk about the person in addictions. But we never really talk about the unsung heroes, their families who supported them through their recovery, or who went through hardships with them when they were not recovering.”
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