Illegal drugs and narcotics remains a pressing issue with far-reaching consequences, encompassing health, social, and economic dimensions that affect individuals, families, and the community on a profound level.
Recently UT Government said that it is committed to fight the drug menace through a coordinated and multi-pronged approach which includes prevention, enforcement, treatment and rehabilitation & IEC strategies.
The steps taken to address the problem of illegal drugs and narcotics is being reviewed under Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) mechanism through regular meetings of UT NCORD chaired by the Chief Secretary.
The forum has been committed to ensure adoption of “Zero Tolerance Policy” against drug trafficking to curb the menace of drugs by strengthening of institutional structure, coordination among all narco agencies and extensive public awareness campaign. In the 10th UT level NCORD meeting held recently, various issues were discussed and instructions issued to all the concerned departments/organizations.
Among these directions, the law enforcement agencies, particularly the J&K Police has been instructed to ensure intelligence sharing, strict action, effective and lacuna free investigation in all cases of drug trafficking. The NCORD has emphasized leveraging information from the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and the NIDAAN portal to target drug peddlers more effectively.
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