Few in authority want to acknowledge the problem of drug abuse in India. Udta Punjab, a 2016 Bollywood film portraying drug abuse in Punjab, was initially not cleared for exhibition by the Censor Board, reportedly on instructions of the Central Government.
Delhi Police held two people, including a woman, for their alleged involvement in drug peddling, they said on Sunday.
The Crime Branch unit of Delhi Police has claimed to have busted a gang of narcotics offenders operating in Narela area of Outer North Delhi
Three persons, lodged in jails and facing prosecution in separate criminal cases including rape and drug peddling, were asked by the Orissa High Court to plant 50 trees in their respective native villages while granting them conditional bail.
The arrested drug peddler- identified as Anand Kumar- is an original inhabitant of Uttar Pradesh and was operating a roadside kiosk at the Kargil slum area.
A huge haul of 1,406 kilograms of cannabis locally called ganja was seized on 1 February this year from the MV-79 Police Station area of Malkangiri district.
The accused house owner Gh Mohi-ud-din managed to flee from the spot, while Wazeer Ahmad was arrested. Efforts were being made to nab the other person, police said.
The arrested drug peddlers were natives of the Jagatsinghpur, Puri, and Balasore districts. They had a history of illegal trading in banned narcotic substances, Police Commissioner Soumendra Priyadarshi said.
3 persons have died due to drug overdose in the state and there were 10 other suspected deaths.
CM calls upon the youth to contribute in curbing drug abuse.
