Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address the National Conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ in Chandigarh on Saturday.
This is the first such national conference where the Union Home Minister, Chief Ministers of different States and the different Drugs Enforcement Agencies will all be on one platform, according to an official statement.
On the call of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to celebrate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, NCB under the leadership of the Union Home Minister took a pledge to destroy 75,000 kilograms of drugs on 75 years of Independence. NCB started the drug disposal campaign from June 1, this year and so far, about 51,217.8402 kgs of drugs have been disposed by NCB teams in 11 different states till July 29
The Chief Ministers of Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, The Administrator of Chandigarh, Officers from the BSF, NIA and NCB as well as ANTF chiefs of the respective States and NCORD members will also be present at the conference.
NCB teams in four different locations across the country will dispose off more than 30,000 kg of drugs in front of Home Minister Amit Shah via video conferencing during this programme.