With the advent of pandemics and lockdowns, Anděl became, as in the 1980s, again a place where people from the margins of society, homeless people and especially drug addicts and their dealers gather the most. The concentration at the Central Station also contributed to the concentration, as did the fact that that there are two of the three contact centers near Andělr for drug addicts from all over Prague. The situation is gradually deteriorating and the city district wants to fight this situation by all available means.

Ideally, the number of contact centers would increase significantly, one part of the city can hardly take care of most drug addicts in the entire metropolis. However, this is a long-distance run, and the mayor of Prague 5, Renáta Zajíčková (ODS), has long criticized the municipality for not offering more support to city districts in this regard.

“I think I’m trying to transfer the decision to the city district. It is political suicide for the mayor to set up a contact center in the city district. The decision must come from the municipality, “ I think Zajíčková.

Special team

An autumn novelty is the deployment of a special team of police officers who focus on street and drug crime. “Based on the current very good practice in dealing with drug and other street crime in the city center, we decided in agreement with the representatives of the city district expand the territory of the team of police officers focusing on this area of ​​crime currently current part of Prague 5. We thus build on the long-term activities and good practice of the Prague police, acquired in the area of ​​Wenceslas Squareand the surrounding area. A special team of police officers focusing on drug and street crime, which has been operating for several years has already detained several perpetrators drug, property, but also violent crime. Our main goal is to ensure maximum security for all residents and visitors of Prague, “said the director of the Prague Police, Brig. gene. Tomas Lerch.

The locals also noticed that something was happening. “I was sitting down by the angel in a bar, packing a joint. When I was done, I wanted to go out on the street to blow a quill. At that moment, two young ladies, who were sitting near me, also got up. I thought I’d want to split up with them, instead, they showed me the badges and everything I had with them confiscated me. At the top, I also fined 500 crowns, “Petr K told the editor of Blesk.

There will be more negotiations

“People are paying here mortgages and bring up children, they want to go to the playground with them and not be afraid, to work, to rest. If we want to reduce drug use in public places, we must immediately open a professional debate on how to achieve this realistically and quickly, “adds Mayor Zajíčková.

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