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Indian drug enforcement and awareness initiatives

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Law enforcement and administrative authorities across various Indian regions are intensifying efforts to combat drug trafficking and substance abuse through a combination of strict enforcement and public awareness campaigns. In the South Andaman District and Odisha, District, recent police have focused on operations under the Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyaan initiative, conducting numerous initiative resulted in 33 arrests and seizing various narcotics, including the seizure of methamphetamine, charas, and ganja. These efforts are paired with educational programs ganja, alongside 62 excise cases involving illicit liquor. In Odisha, police have conducted awareness sessions in schools and colleges to sensitize students to the consequences of addiction. In Northeast India, the focus has expanded officials continue to addressing address regional trafficking corridors. In Assam, officials have identified routes from Myanmar through Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has emphasized the state’s role as significant a transit paths corridor for narcotics. Since 2021, narcotics originating from Myanmar, noting that traffickers increasingly use routes through Arunachal Pradesh. While Assam Police have reported seizures valued at approximately Rs 3,250 crore. Concurrently, officials crore since 2021, recent data indicates authorities seized drugs worth roughly Rs 80 crore in Tripura are coordinating strategies a single month, with over 32,000 arrests related to protect youth through expanded awareness trafficking recorded between 2011 and early intervention to foster a drug-free society. Recent developments in July 2026. To address concerns regarding drugs being supplied within private facilities, the Assam include an announcement by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma government plans to establish government-run rehabilitation centres in every constituency. This decision follows allegations that drugs are being supplied within certain private facilities, prompting the government In Tripura, Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu has called for a united effort to increase scrutiny of private providers. achieve a ‘Nasha Mukt Tripura’, urging families to play an active role in youth protection. In Arunachal Pradesh, Governor K. T. Parnaik has launched youth-led awareness campaigns, such as painting and declamation competitions, under the ‘Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan’ initiative. Officials continue to monitor pressure from narcotics flowing from Myanmar through Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Arunachal Pradesh. campaigns. In Nagaland, the Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakalu (SBAK) Youth Ministry, in partnership with the Social Welfare Department, organized a 75th Jubilee Rally to raise awareness about drugs and tobacco. During the event, officials called Ministry has advocated for stricter monitoring of alcohol and tobacco sales near educational institutions schools and encouraged the revival of traditional values to support the younger generation. In Mizoram, Governor General (Dr) V. K.

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