Excise dept reinforces checking to prevent drugs trafficking


APP July 03, 2024
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KARACHI:

Sindh Excise Department decided to reinforce checking mechanism on highways and inter-provincial borders and enhance manpower in narcotics control wing to prevent drugs trafficking.

The decision was made during a meeting held in Karachi with Sindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon in chair and Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Secretary Saleem Rajput, DG Narcotics Control Usman Ghani Siddiqui and other officers in attendance, said a statement issued on Tuesday.

It was decided in the meeting that the checkpoints of the excise department on the highways will be made fully activate and new checkpoints will be constructed on the inter-provincial border routes to keep vigilance on movement of drug peddlers.
While addressing the meeting, Sharjeel directed the officers to start the construction and repair works of checkpoints at the earlies.

It was also decided to transfer more than 100 constables from the motor vehicle wing to the narcotics control wing to strengthen its human resource.

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