SRINAGAR, Jun 1: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that over 1,000 drug smugglers and peddlers have been arrested and more than 55 traffickers have been detained under PIT-NDPS provisions since Nasha Mukt Jammu & Kashmir Abhiyaan began on April 11 to crack down on drug traffickers and narco-terror network.
As many as 923 FIRs have also been registered against drug traffickers in the last 51 days, he said, adding 668 driving licenses have been cancelled and recommendations have been made to revoke 124 passports under the anti-drug abuse campaign.
Leading the ‘Drug-Free J&K Padyatra’ in Kulgam district in south Kashmir, Sinha said that this is a people’s movement with a shared purpose to make villages and towns drug-free.
“The road ahead is long. The fight against drugs will take sustained effort, constant alertness and unity. We must remain steadfast,” he said. Calling the campaign a strike on the financial backbone of terrorism, he said that by halting the drug trade, the lifeline that sustains terror networks has been cut off.
“This is not only a public-health struggle but also a fight for national security,” he said.
“In 2021, I pledged a fear-free and drug-free Jammu Kashmir so that the shadows of drugs and terror that once loomed over our youth can be banished entirely. I can say with confidence today that the chains that once trapped our youth in the dark web of drugs are breaking apart, link by link, day by day,” he said.
The Lieutenant Governor said that the fight against drugs is not limited to raids and arrests, but the administration is also working on breaking the supply chain, generating public awareness and working towards the dignified rehabilitation for those suffering from addiction. (Agencies)
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