Kerala CM calls high-level meeting to combat drug menace
Speaking at the passing-out parade of sub-inspector cadets, he highlighted the devastating impact of synthetic drugs, stating that they strip people of their humanity.
Speaking at the passing-out parade of sub-inspector cadets, he highlighted the devastating impact of synthetic drugs, stating that they strip people of their humanity.
Chairing a meeting of the Commissioners of Police (CPs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), the CM asked the officers to adopt a zero tolerance policy against drugs.
He advocated the use of modern technologies like artificial intelligence to make the Police Department more efficient.
After Khalistan sympathiser and 'Waris Punjab De' chief Amritpal Singh was arrested by Punjab Police, the father of the radical preacher Tarsem Singh said Amritpal was working to save people from the drug menace in the State.
Shiv Pratap Shukla called upon the people of the state to cooperate at every level so that the youth could be saved from falling prey to drug abuse.
5.57 kilogram (kg) heroin, 17 kg opium, 25 kg ganja, seven quintals of poppy husk, and 2.25 lakh intoxicant pills among other drugs were recovered in cordon and search operations in drug-affected areas and installing check-posts on vulnerable routes across the state.
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched an initiative of the department of State Taxes and Excise and HP Nasha Niwaran Board to curb drug trafficking, ‘Nasha Nahin, Zindagi Chunne’.
"Why did Congress leaders not hold dharnas in front of the houses of former CM Amarinder Singh and incumbent CM Charanjit Singh Channi? Why did the Congress government not act on the report of the Special Investigation Team?,"
"Due to the pressure maintained by us, nearly 3,000 cases under the NDPS Act have been registered in the past three years and more than 900 peddlers arrested. The police in Jammu district arrested more than 500 peddlers during 2019"
In the current year, brown sugar weighing 10 KGs was seized in separate interceptions in both the cities and 66 drug peddlers were behind the bars.
