Warning that terror groups are involved in drug trafficking, India on Wednesday pressed for bringing international and domestic laws in sync for real deterrence and prevents those involved from going scot-free because of lack of consonance between the laws of different nations.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh said India faces a serious challenge because of drug trafficking due its proximity to major opium-growing areas of the region and the agencies concerned are dealing with it effectively.
Addressing the South Asia Sub-Regional Drug Focal Point Meeting and Drug Demand Reduction expert group consultation here, he said the global society is facing serious consequences of drug abuse and it undermines the socio-economic and political stability and sustainable development.
“Involvement of various terrorist groups and syndicates in drug trafficking leads to threat to the national security and sovereignty of states by the way of narco-terrorism,” he said.
“With the growth and development of world economy, drug traffickers are seamlessly trafficking various type of drugs from one corner to other, ensuring the availability of the contrabands for vulnerable segment of the society who fall into the trap of drug peddlers and traffickers,” he said.
Underlining that drug trafficking is a trans-national phenomenon, Singh said the “international and domestic laws should be so legislated that they are in sync and coherence so as to act as a real deterrent for the drug traffickers, who otherwise are able to go scot-free because of lack of consonance between the laws of different countries.”
He said due to close proximity to major opium-growing areas of the region, India is facing the serious menace of drug trafficking and as a spill-over effect, drug abuse especially among the youth is a matter of concern for us.
The Home Minister appealed to all the stakeholders to work towards a regime which allows for the effective handling of this transnational menace.
