DGP reviews NCORD meeting to combat drug menace

The DGP during the meeting took a detailed review of the measures undertaken for combating illicit trafficking of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and its consumption in the UT to save youth from the dangerous effects of the drugs.
Speaking on the occasion, the DGP stressed upon the Officers to ensure better coordination with all stakeholders in imposing greater deterrence to combat dangerous trade of drug-trafficking.

He said that lectures on narcotics and its ill effects must be organized in schools, colleges as also in panchayat levels for which he said that content already available on different platforms as also new contents must be discussed with youth.
He said that crack down on drug trafficking and its peddlers has to be further intensified to punish those involved in this heinous crime adding that to improve the conviction rate, chain of custody and documentation has to be maintained properly. He stressed for creating SOPs and their adherence to achieving conviction in narco-cases. He also stressed publishing a compendium of circulars, orders, SOPs etc.
The DGP directed for attachment of property acquired through drug trade and also stressed for attachment, freezing of bank accounts and identifying known and suspected drug traders, smugglers in border areas and subsequently initiating action against them. He also emphasized for identifying the payment methods being done though hidden channels including dark net.
Singh directed the officers to identify the competent and well versed investigators to be tasked for investigation of narco cases. He stressed analyzing the judgments to identify the shortcomings of the investigation which he said would be helpful in rectifying the errors in future.