Fight Against Drugs Progressing Swiftly, Started Showing Result: Amit Shah At NCB Conference

Shah said that it was important from the security point of view as "the dirty money which is generated from the drug trade is used in activities against the country", 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the Narcotics Control Bureau's (NCB) National Conference on Drug Trafficking and National Security, in Chandigarh, Saturday, July 30, 2022. ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Fight against drugs in the country has progressed swiftly and has started to show results, said Union Minister Amit Shah on Saturday, reported news agency PTI adding that the country has adopted a zero-tolerance policy toward narcotics. Speaking at a conference organised by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in Chandigarh, the Union Minister said, "When Narendra Modi Ji became Prime Minister in 2014, Government of India adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards drugs," Shah said while adding the fight against drugs, which was progressing swiftly and in the right direction, has started showing results." 

The Centre has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics and it was showing results, Shah added. This, he said, is necessary to achieve the objective of a healthy society and prosperous nation.

Visuals of incineration of seized drugs by the NCB.

On PM @narendramodi Ji’s call to celebrate #AmritMahotsav, we took a pledge to destroy about 75000 kg of drugs.

Glad to share that till today we have already incinerated 82000 kg and will reach the 1 lakh kg mark by 15th Aug. pic.twitter.com/zx1anMJrV4

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) July 30, 2022

At the inauguration of the two-day national conference on drug trafficking and national security, Shah said that it was important from the security point of view as "the dirty money which is generated from the drug trade is used in activities against the country", 

The minister said that drugs adversely impact the younger generation, harming it like termites, and stressed that the government was committed to eliminating the scourge.

He said that the drugs have an adverse impact not only on those consuming them but also on society, the economy, and the country's security.

"We have to weed it out completely," he said.

Coinciding with the conference, nearly 31,000 kg of drugs were destroyed by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) teams in Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati, and Kolkata.