Need To Strengthen Security In Ocean As Most Drugs Shipped In Pakistan, Says Amit Shah
Amit Shah on Friday said that there is a need to strengthen security in ocean as most drugs are shipped in Pakistan.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that there is a need to strengthen security in ocean as most drugs are shipped in Pakistan. "Need to strengthen security in ocean as most drugs are shipped in Pakistan and go via Iran to Sri Lanka & Africa," Amit Shah said. Speaking at the conference on Drug Trafficking & National Security in Bengaluru, Shah said, "at least 60-70% of drug smuggling happens through sea route."
Shah further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept the vision of drug-free society and all the departments and political leaders need to come forward to fight this. "PM Narendra Modi kept the vision of a drug-free society and we will take this ahead. All the departments of the nation and political leaders need to come forward to fight this," Shah said at the conference.
PM Narendra Modi kept the vision of a drug-free society and we will take this ahead. All the departments of the nation and political leaders need to come forward to fight this: Union Home Minister Amit Shah at NCB's Regional Conference on Drug Trafficking & National Security for… pic.twitter.com/mWmeGNiggQ
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During the conference, Shah said that "to stop the rise of drug addiction, the Modi government has worked on four main pillars: detection of Drugs, destruction of the network, detention of culprits and rehabilitation of drug addicts." Shah said that in order to deal with the issue of drugs, the government has adopted 'Whole of Government Approach'.
"Modi government has adopted 'Whole of Government Approach' against drugs and has increased cooperation, coordination and collaboration between all departments and agencies," he added. Shah said that the issue of drugs needs to be controlled in time otherwise it will be very difficult to stop.
"Drugs are such a canker that if not controlled in time, it will be very difficult to stop. That's why Modi ji has set a target of drug free India by 2047 and Home Ministry is working in this direction," Amit Shah said.
Amit Shah arrived at Bengaluru in the early hours of Friday. Shah will attend the Regional Conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security' for Southern States/UTs in Bengaluru today. The Union Home Minister was received by Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Airport in Bengaluru.
According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Shah will focus on aspects like ways to curtail drug trafficking through maritime routes, and stringent punitive action on drug traffickers resulting in zero tolerance in the Regional Conference on 'Drug Trafficking and National Security'.
Other aspects like seamless coordination and cooperation between state and central drug Law Enforcement Agencies and containment of the spread of drug abuse through a concerted awareness program will also be discussed in the conference chaired by the Home Minister. Representatives from five Southern States and three Union Territories (UTs) will be attending the conference, said a Home Ministry statement.
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