Modi govt. to root out drugs from India; not allow smuggling of narcotics through country, says Amit Shah

On the International Day Against Drug Abuse, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Narendra Modi government will root out the menace of drugs from India

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on June 26 asserted that the Narendra Modi government will root out the menace of drugs from India and will not allow the smuggling of narcotics through the country.

In a video message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse, Mr. Shah said the Home Ministry has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against narcotics and the results of this approach have started coming in.

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Mr. Shah said, "We have decided that we will not allow any kind of narcotics trade in India nor will we allow any drugs to be smuggled through India." He further said, "I fully believe that with coordinated efforts, we will be successful in rooting out the menace of drugs and achieve our goal of a drugs-free India. We will not rest until this fight against drugs is won." The war against drugs has been continuing, Mr. Shah said, and because of this coordinated action, narcotics worth ₹22,000 crore were seized between 2014 and 2022. This is 30 times higher than the drugs worth ₹768 crore that was seized between 2006 and 2013, he added.

He said cases against drug peddlers have increased by 181% — from 1,257 cases between 2006 and 2013 to 3,544 between 2014 and 2022.

Besides, he said, six lakh kilogrammes of drugs have been destroyed in the country since June 2022.

"This reflects the Modi government's commitment for a drugs-free India," Shah said.