Drugs-on-flight concerns aired to DG (CA)

IMPHAL, Oct 25 : In view of frequent seizures of banned drugs from flights coming into Manipur, the State Govern-ment has reportedly high- lighted the issue to the Director General of Civil Aviation even as the State Home Minister has issued strong instruction to law enforcing agents to tackle the menace of drug smuggling in the right earnest.
Interacting with news-persons at his office chamber today, Home Minister Gai-khangam described incidents of drug smuggling case as alarming for it would have an adverse impact on the upcoming generation.
Taking serious note of flights being used to frequently ship in psychotropic drugs into Manipur, he said despite law enforcing agents confiscating huge consignment of drugs in the recent past there is still disturbing inflow of harmful drugs.
Stating that police have been instructed to tackle the issue with all seriousness, Gaikhangam maintained that the instruction include impartial action against anybody found involved in drug trade.
Observing that any sort of leniency against drug traffickers would only lead to destroying the future pillars of Manipur, he also noted that frequent seizure of drugs through the flight route is an indication that a clandestine network is very much at work.
Reiterating his assertion that there should be no leniency in tackling the crime, the Minister confided that police investigators have been asked to furnish status report with regard to recent seizure of drugs from the Imphal Post Office.
Not ruling out possibility of Post Office personnel involved in drug smuggling, he asserted that appropriate action would be initiated against the guilty ones based on the police report.
Reacting to a query on the Supreme Court of India reportedly seeking a reply from the Government of Manipur related to repealing of Armed Forces Special Powers' Act from the State, he said the apex Court directive has not been received by the State as yet.
The Minister also informed that chargesheet has been finalised in connection with the rape of a woman from Tamenglong district at a Bishnupur district area some months back.
Hearing on the same case has already commenced, he added.
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