Dharamsala Initiatives launched by government to curb burgeoning narcotic trade in Himachal Pradesh appears to have gained success, if one goes by police records. The areas under poppy cultivation has recorded drastic decline while the cannabis growth has marginally gone up. Police and Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) had been jointly campaigning in the state to destroy poppy fields in six districts of the state, including Kullu, Mandi, Kangra, Chamba, Sirmour and Kinnaur.
“We tried everything possible to prevent the state from turning into Afghanistan; the campaign launched over past one decade has brought some results” Additional Director General of Police I.D Bhandhari told over telephone from CID headquarter in Shimla. Next to Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh records highest growth of poppy in the country.
Opium extracted from poppy in Himachal Pradesh finds is way into north Indian states of Haryana and Punjab, while some portion of produce is smuggled into parched areas of Rajasthan. State police claims that the opium production in state has declined by nearly 60 per cent. Read Full Story
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