Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 27: With Jammu becoming increasingly vulnerable to illicit traffic in narcotics, drugs and other psychotropic substances, NPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh called for proper co-ordination between the Civil and Police Administration and the civil society for effectively countering the most menacing threat to the society especially the younger generation.
Addressing a press conference here today Singh said that drug- trafficking in a considerable magnitude in Jammu as being reported on day to day basis and having assumed alarming proportions was needed to be collectively fought on war footing. He said that consecutive reports of seizing of huge quantities of “heroin”, “Charas”, “Bhukhi”, “Hashish”, “ Chitta”, Poppy Straw, intoxicant capsules besides other contraband during the last few days should be an eye opener for the Govt which seemed to have abdicated its responsibility towards such a disastrous situation.
Recalling a few of the narco smuggling episodes of the recent past, Harsh Dev said that in one of biggest drug busts 66.5 kgs of heroine valuing more than 300 crores was seized from a truck in Trade Centre Uri carrying the contraband in garment boxes under LOC trade which was being smuggled from Muzzafrabad for supply in the State. Likewise, five different cases for smuggling of narcotics were registered against Rohgingyas during the last 3 months with the Govt making no serious effort to address the menace. He said that even during the last week, 15 kgs of heroin in Jammu valuing 75 crore, 8 kg of heroin form Kunjwani Chowk in a bus valuing 40 crore besides 110 gms heroin seized from Rajouri, 350 gms Charas from Kishtwar, 1.2 kgs of Charas from Kathua and 2400 intoxicant capsules from Jammu was sufficient to give an idea of the magnitude of the pernicious malady which had afflicted our social set up.
Calling for a thorough probe into the origin of narco drugs and their trafficking, the organizations behind the illicit trade and the end users, Mr Singh called for deterrent punishment for those indulging in such most heinous offence. He said that the present NDPS Act was grossly inadequate to deal with drug peddlers in view of the gravity of the offence which could ruin younger generations and had actually caused disaster in our social fabric.
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