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Last updated: June 26, 2023 at 3:20 PM IST
Shah said the war against drugs continues and because of this coordinated action, drugs worth Rs 22,000 crore were seized between 2014 and 2022.
In a video message on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse, Shah said the Home Ministry has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against drugs and the results of this approach are starting to show.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday affirmed that the Narendra Modi government will eliminate the drug menace from India and will not allow drug trafficking through the country.
In a video message on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse, Shah said the Home Ministry had adopted a zero-tolerance drug policy and the results of this approach were starting to show.
“We have decided that we will not allow any kind of drug trade in India and we will not allow any drugs to be trafficked through India,” Shah said. He added, “I absolutely believe that through concerted efforts, we will succeed in rooting out the drug menace and achieve our goal of a drug-free India. We will not rest until this fight against drugs is won.”
Shah said the war against drugs continues and because of this coordinated action, drugs worth Rs 22,000 crore were seized between 2014 and 2022. This is 30 times higher than the drugs worth Rs 768 crore seized between 2006 and 2013, he added.
He said cases against drug dealers had increased by 181 per cent – from 1,257 between 2006 and 2013 to 3,544 between 2014 and 2022.
Besides, he said, six kilograms of drugs have been destroyed in the country since June 2022.
“This reflects the Modi government’s commitment to a drug-free India,” Shah said.
The home secretary said the success against the drug trade has been achieved primarily because of the Modi government’s “whole-of-government” approach whereby policies are formulated in close coordination between the various wings of government.
He said that all prominent organizations, especially the Narcotics Control Bureau, continue to fight drugs.
Shah said the Home Ministry, with the help of all concerned organizations and state governments, is doing its best for a drug-free India, but this war against drugs cannot be won without the participation of the people.
To further this campaign, Shah said, the ministry established the National Drug Coordination Portal (NCORD) in 2019 and an Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) has been set up in each state’s police department.
On this occasion, Shah appealed to everyone in the country to stay away from drugs and to keep their families away.
The Minister of Interior said that drugs not only make the young generation and society hollow, but their profits are also used against the country’s security.
I appeal to everyone to participate in this fight against drugs. People should inform the security services of any information about drug trafficking anywhere.”
(This story was not edited by the News18 staff and was published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)
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