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Watch: Amit Shah Watches As 30000 Kg Of Drugs Burnt

Mr. Shah said drugs adversely impact the younger generation, harming it like termites, adding to which he said the central government is committed to doing away with the menace.

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday set fire to more than 30,000 kg of banned substances in four locations – Delhi, Chennai, Guwahati, and Kolkata – on Saturday in the virtual presence of the Union home minister Amit Shah from Chandigarh.

HM Shah was in Tricity to attend a national conference on drug trafficking and national security. addressing an event, the Union minister said, “Drug trafficking poses a threat to society. Any thriving country must have a zero-tolerance policy for drug trafficking. We must protect future generations by combating drug trafficking.”

Mr. Shah said drugs adversely impact the younger generation, harming it like termites, adding to which he said the central government is committed to doing away with the menace.

On June 1, the NCB launched a drug disposal campaign in response to an appeal from PM Modi as part of the ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'(75 years of Independence) celebrations. The NCB pledged to destroy 75,000 kg of narcotics in honor of the country’s 75th anniversary.

 

 

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