Excelsior Correspondent
UDHAMPUR, Nov 1: A three-day course on “Increasing Menace of Narcotics among Youths-challenges, handling and Investigation of NDPS cases” commenced in S K Police Academy Udhampur.
Thirteen officers from various Police Units/wings are participating in the course, which has been designed to analyze the various factors responsible for growing drug peddling among different nations and to aware the participants about the legal aspects to handle the cases related to Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.
In the inaugural session, SSP Mohan Lal, Dy Director (Indoor), explained that effective policing is very essential to curb the menace of narcotics in the society. “The NDPS Act, as its preamble says, was enacted to consolidate and amend the laws related with narcotic drugs, to make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of operation related with Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and for matters connected therewith,” he explained and added that it has enlarged the scope of enforcement activity by authorizing various Central and State law enforcement agencies for the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of the said act.
“It is felt that a serious reduction in the supply and demand of illicit drugs can only be accomplished and determined with a cooperative effort between law enforcement agencies and the community which we serve. It is only possible when the officers of J&K Police will be responsible enough to discharge their duties with respect to various provision of laws related with NDPS,” he further said.
Inaugural session was also attended by Suraj Singh AD (Training/ R&D); K K Sharma, AD(O); Ramesh Chander, Pvt Secy to Director SKPA and Sunmati Gupta, Asstt Director (Admn).
The course is being coordinated by Tahir Hussain, AD (I) and Sanjeev Gupta, Inspr Member faculty.
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