Lahore, September 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):DG Anti-Narcotics Force Maj. Gen. Ghulam Shabbir Narejo called on Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office. Both agreed to take coordinated steps to eliminate the drug menace from society while drug peddlers deserve no leniency.

The CM termed the drug paddlers as offenders of humanity and declared jail is the best place for those involved in drug business outside educational institutions. Such elements will be surely checked and police and excise departments will extend full cooperation to the ANF, he continued. No one will be allowed to play with the future of the nation and the Punjab Government will collaborate with ANF for the establishment of a hospital for the treatment of addicts.

The CM announced to establish more institutions to rehabilitate the addicts adding that such centres should be established in every division. Indiscriminate action will be taken against those playing with the future of the youth; he appended and indicated that collective efforts are needed to rid the society of the drug menace.

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