Wednesday, 17 August 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
The Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Kumar will conduct a monthly review of three-tier Anti Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and action will be taken against the police in-charge concerned if the state level task force catches any illegal drugs in their respective areas. Kumar said this during a one-day workshop on Tuesday which was held to sensitise police personnel of all ranks towards drugs issues across the state and to take effective action on the matter. Kumar said that chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has set a target to make Uttarakhand drugs free by 2025 and a three-tier ANTF has already been formed at the state, district and police station level to achieve this goal. Addressing police personnel in attendance during the workshop, the DGP said that drugs are presently the biggest source of terror funding across the world so everyone must put extra efforts to take action against it as the police have social and constitutional responsibility. He said that respective police station in-charges will also be held accountable if the state level task force seizes any drugs in their area.
He urged the police personnel to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards drugs. He said that enforcement, awareness and rehabilitation must be considered crucial and implemented effectively to save the youth from substance abuse and drugs.
The Additional Director General of Police, (Crime, Law and Order) V Murugeshan also talked about the effective advocacy in the court against the accused and bringing value in the investigations through evidence to strengthen the case. Some senior officials also talked about the shortcomings found in various trials of the cases related to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The officials informed that since 2019, the police have recovered the narcotics worth about Rs 62 crore and have taken action against over 6,000 accused. The police have recovered drugs worth Rs 12 crore within the first six months of this year while taking action against 794 accused, informed the officials.
