Large number of youth falling to drugs because of cross-border smuglings of narcotics: DGP

STATE TIMES NEWS

SRINAGAR: The Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh has said that a large number of youth falling to drugs because of cross-border smugglings of narcotics.
Dilbag Singh today had a tour of Srinagar City and took stock of the on ground deployment and later visited Police Youth Development Centre Srinagar and reviewed its functioning.
The DGP said this while interacting with the staff and the affected persons admitted in the Youth Development & Rehabilitation Centre Srinagar.
He was accompanied by ADGP Headquarters, PHQ, M.K Sinha, ADGP Kashmir, Vijay Kumar, DIG CKR, Sujit Kumar, SSP Srinagar and other jurisdictional officers. “Because of the cross-border involvement in large scale smuggling of narcotics, a large number of youth are falling to the drug menace,” he said and added, “We need to fight their evil intentions collectively.”
He said that those who come out from this habit deserve respect in the society. The DGP assured all possible help from Police Headquarters for further improving the facilities in the centre.
The DGP said that JK Police besides taking care of the drug affected persons is working hard to stop the spread of drug menace in J&K, adding that J&K Police in recent past seized a huge quantity of drug consignments sent from across the border aimed to harm our youth and generate funds for the terror groups.
The staff of Drug de-addiction centre apprised the DGP regarding the function of the centre. During the current year a total of 2451 OPD and 247 IPD drug affected persons have been treated in police drug de-addiction centres in the UT.
Earlier during the tour, the DGP also visited many places of Srinagar city which included Noorbagh, Sadepora, Sangam, Eidgah and other areas of the old city.
He reviewed on ground security and deployment arrangements.
While interacting with the officers, the DGP said that every measure enforced by JK Police and other security forces is aimed to safeguard the lives of the people.
“Pakistan is continuously attempting malicious and false propaganda to vitiate the growing peace in J&K,” he said adding that JKP along with other security forces has been working and would continue to work for providing better environment to the people.