Mizoram drug menace on rise, steps ramped up in key meet

Amid the escalating threat in Mizoram due to drug trafficking along its border with Myanmar, a meeting was held in Aizawl between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Director General Anurag Garg and Chief Minister Lalduhoma.

They discussed strengthening security along the border to curb the menace of drug trafficking.

The NCB DG also drew the attention of Mizoram CM to the rising cases of drug trafficking and drug abuse in the state, an official statement said.

During the meeting, Garg expressed a desire for a full-fledged NCB zonal office in Mizoram and underlined the need for more staff, who are proficient in the local language, it said.

Lalduhoma emphasized the need for enhancing infrastructure and manpower along the Indo-Myanmar border to effectively combat drug trafficking from South-Asian countries, the statement said.

The chief minister told Garg that he proposed the establishment of a Mizo territorial army to the Ministry of Home Affairs to strengthen security along the state borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh.

He urged the NCB director general to submit a written proposal concerning the specific needs of the bureau to strengthen its efforts, the statement added.