Sindh Assembly committee calls for stronger fight against online drug sales
The Home Affairs Committee of the Sindh Provincial Assembly in Pakistan called on law enforcement agencies to intensify action against networks involved in the trafficking of synthetic drugs, cocaine and online drug delivery. At a meeting in Karachi on September 10, the committee reviewed the implementation of district anti-drug-trafficking plans, Dawn reports.
Security near educational institutions
Committee chair Faryal Talpur said that effective anti-drug operations require a coordinated strategy. According to her, the sale and use of drugs near educational institutions will not be tolerated, while protecting young people from drugs is among the priorities of the provincial authorities and relevant agencies.
Talpur instructed officials to regularly assess the implementation of district plans and their results, as well as strengthen checks at entry and exit points in border areas. She requested data on the number of registered drug cases, detentions, convictions, and the work of the excise and narcotics control department.
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Operations and new courts
Provincial Home Minister Zia ul Hassan Lanjar said that operations are being adapted to modern requirements to counter drug trafficking more effectively. He stated that a zero-tolerance policy would be applied to dealers operating near educational institutions and called for stronger coordination among police, the Anti-Narcotics Force, the excise department and other bodies.
According to Lanjar, new courts are being created under the new narcotics law, and the mechanism for establishing them has already been fully agreed. Their task is to ensure the fastest possible consideration of drug cases and punishment of offenders.
Task force head, Deputy Inspector General of Police Irfan Baloch, reported that 132 suspects were detained in 57 operations. According to him, 78 people were detained during measures near educational institutions, while 41 convicted individuals are serving sentences in prisons. He also reported the seizure of 40 kg of a substance he called “ice,” as well as the burning of 105 kg of charas and more than six tonnes of gutka and mawa.
