DCO conducts surprise checking of courier centres

Excelsior Correspondent

RAMBAN, Feb 11: Drug Control Officer (DCO) Ramban, Imtiyaz Ahmad today inspected various courier centers to check any misuse of courier services for the transportation and distribution of narcotics and psychotropic drugs in the district.
As per the Drug Control Officer, Courier Service Centers of the district were asked to give information on suspicious medicinal parcels to check drug trafficking and to avoid the use of courier services for selling psychotropic drugs.
The companies have been asked to monitor addresses of persons receiving parcels. The courier service centers should remain alert to check drug trafficking.
To keep close vigil on the consignments containing medicines procured through online services and delivered through Courier center, the District Administration has already taken this issue seriously and is conducting regular checks and inspections of all the Courier Services Centers. He asked the Courier Agencies to thoroughly check the consignments and parcels containing medicines or any parcel found suspicious, he added.
The DCO directed the Courier Service Centers not to dispatch/deliver any consignment of medicine without informing the Drug Control Department, District Ramban on WhatsApp /e-mail numbers (9596231600)  EMAIL ID: drugofficeramban@gmail.com which will be opened /checked and then allowed to dispatch/deliver to the concerned customer.