Parents in Bac Ninh Province are very worried
after knowing at least 23 students from four schools, some as young as 13, have
been lured to use a kind of addictive substance that might be ecstasy.
Hoang
Cong Huan, head of the police department of Pho Moi Town, told Tuoi Tre, “I
have directly questioned the students who have been reported to inhale
addictive substances.”
“The
problem was discovered by their parents, who then took the kids, between 13 to
17 years old, to us. However, we could not yet collect anything for evidence
from the students,” he said.
Of
these teens, 20 are from Pho Moi Junior High School, with the rest from 3 other
schools, including a primary one.
Their
parents have kept them away from school for several days and have taken them to
health centers for urine tests to trace signs of addictive agents.
Nguyen
Khac Thuong, head of Dinh hamlet, said, “After finding that many children often
gathered suspiciously in some places, we followed them up and then caught them
inhaling a kind of powder. We later made a list of the 23 students and reported
them to police.”
Four of
the children confessed they had bought the addictive substance and asked the
others to try it. One of the four said he once bought ecstasy for VND200,000
(US$9.6) per tablet.
Some of
the children said they had tried the powder for up to 10 times, while some
others said they had inhaled it 2-3 times.
Nguyen
Van H., whose son Nguyen Van D, an 8th grader who is among the victims, told
Tuoi Tre, “My son inhaled the powder three times and a classmate of his had
given it to him.”
Nguyen
Thi Lan, vice headmaster of the Pho Moi Junior High School, said police had
worked with the school’s management and had made urine tests on several
suspected students.
Vu Thi
Thuy, vice headmaster of the Pho Moi Primary School, expressed shock and said
she had directed all head teachers to strengthen control over their students to
detect any signs of abnormality.
TUOI
TRE
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