Porvorim: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday ordered the State police to crack down on the drug cartels in the State and also gave a deadline of a day to furnish all the details related to narcotics activities in the State to him.
Sawant said that the state government will not spare anyone who is indulged in drug related activities in the State. He also stated that the State government will work out plan to rehabilitate local youth who are addicted to the banned substances.
The chief minister told reporters on Friday that he has asked Superintendent of Police in charge of Anti Narcotic Cell to give him detailed report about the drug trade in the state including names of those who are alleged to have been involved in it.
“I have specifically told the SP that I want the report by tomorrow on my table,” he said.
Sawant said that state government is very serious about crack down on the drug trade in the State.
The chief minister also stated that the state government will work out comprehensive plan with the help of NGOs to rehabilitate local youth who are addicted to these substances.
“At present, there is only one rehabilitation centre which is operating in the state which is not enough. We will ensure that more such centres would be in place with the help of NGOs,” he said.
Sawant said that the drug lords who overstay in the State after expiry of their travel documents would be arrested and kept in the Detention Centre at Mapusa near Panaji.
“Earlier, we did not had any detention centre facility in the State. Now we have fully functional detention centre, where they will be kept before deporting them to their respective countries,” he said.
