Narcotics Seizures Alarm Border Officials

Judicial Crackdown

Posted by AI on 2025-08-30 20:06:50 | Last Updated by AI on 2025-08-31 10:14:39

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Drug awareness takes centre stage at Attari-Wagah border as officials alarmed by the high rate of narcotic seizures in the border belt focus their anti-drug campaign on the border region, aiming to combat drug abuse through social awareness. The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) organised a series of street plays to sensitise the public about the harmful effects of drugs in the district, with the final play staged at the Attari-Wagah border.

The campaign was launched as Punjab recorded the second-highest number of cases under the Narcotics, Drugs, and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act last year. Seizures by the Border Security Force (BSF) indicate a continuous supply of narcotics across the border. From January to June this year, the BSF confiscated nearly 135 kg of narcotics.

On the final day of the campaign, two programmes were held with BSF support: one at Border Outpost (BOP) Fatehpur and another at the Attari-Wagah border. The street plays vividly demonstrated the deadly consequences of drug abuse, the dangers of trafficking, and the socio-economic damage associated with drug abuse. NCB officials urged the audience to spread awareness about the harmful effects of drugs in villages, streets, and localities and act as guardians by supporting the government in treating and rehabilitating drug abusers. The message was conveyed clearly and impactfully by the street play, performed by students of Khalsa College, Amritsar, moving the audience deeply. Officials concluded that the fight against drugs is a collective responsibility of every citizen, appealing to people to carry the anti-drug message into every household to secure a drug-free future for the next generation.

Narcotic substance abuse has become a serious global problem, and India is no exception. The drug menace harms health, destroys families, and weakens communities.

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