Punjab Drug Problem: We do not have a Very Robust System for Foolproof Detection (of Drugs)

Drug abuse seems to be a problem in Punjab, but the Border Security Force (BSF) is not the right agency to explain the real magnitude of the problem in the state. In 2014, the combined seizure of drugs made by agencies like customs, DRI, NCB, Punjab police, state narcotics control, was 284 kg while...

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Published inGovernance Now
Main Author Pathak, Devendra Kumar
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Noida Athena Information Solutions Pvt. Ltd 16.04.2015
Subjects
Drug addiction
Narcotics
Smuggling
Pakistan
Patiala India
India
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Summary:Drug abuse seems to be a problem in Punjab, but the Border Security Force (BSF) is not the right agency to explain the real magnitude of the problem in the state. In 2014, the combined seizure of drugs made by agencies like customs, DRI, NCB, Punjab police, state narcotics control, was 284 kg while the BSF alone managed to seize 361 kg of heroin. [...]blaming the BSF of inaction in preventing smuggling of drugs would be incorrect, as facts and figures speak of the contribution made by the force to counter smuggling of heroin from Pakistan. [...]heroin is so expensive that only affluent class can afford to use it.
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