Patna: Rise in use of narcotics since the enforcement of prohibition in the state has alarmed the Bihar government. According to data, Patna police registered more than 50 drug trafficking cases in eastern Bihar from January to December 2023 and arrested over 110 people. Police seized 48.785kg ganja, 1,836g smack, 8,022 injections, 45.25g opium, 321 cough syrup vials and other types of narcotic substances during raids and arrests.
Opposition BJP has made repeated allegations regarding a spike in use of narcotic substances in Bihar.
It is not that the Bihar police is unaware of the widespread use of narcotic substances such as heroin, opium etc in the state, but the involvement of women and children in consumption and supply of drugs has become an even bigger cause of worry for them.
People from other states and small towns who go to big cities like Patna to earn a living are also falling prey to the dangerous menace of drug addiction. Several people can be found in de-addiction centres in Patna, who have been pushed into the illicit trade despite their refusal to consume, supply or sell drugs within Bihar or to other states in the country.
Worryingly, many victims of drug addiction and trafficking in the de-addiction centres are around 14 to 18 years of age.
One of them is a 15-year-old boy who came to work as a peddler, posing as a student.
A police officer in Patna said on Sunday continuous action is taken against drug addicts and traffickers. “Just two days ago, a youth was arrested with smack from Pirbahore area. Before this, a couple selling smack from Kankarbagh area was arrested.”
Police also said that small peddlers of narcotic substances have been held on the basis of concrete information but arresting big drug smugglers is a challenge as they are more alert and elusive.
Narcotics are smuggled into Bihar through the districts which share their borders with Nepal. The hotspots of drug smuggling are Champaran, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Araria, Bagaha and Kishanganj. IANS
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Opposition BJP has made repeated allegations regarding a spike in use of narcotic substances in Bihar.
It is not that the Bihar police is unaware of the widespread use of narcotic substances such as heroin, opium etc in the state, but the involvement of women and children in consumption and supply of drugs has become an even bigger cause of worry for them.
People from other states and small towns who go to big cities like Patna to earn a living are also falling prey to the dangerous menace of drug addiction. Several people can be found in de-addiction centres in Patna, who have been pushed into the illicit trade despite their refusal to consume, supply or sell drugs within Bihar or to other states in the country.
Worryingly, many victims of drug addiction and trafficking in the de-addiction centres are around 14 to 18 years of age.
One of them is a 15-year-old boy who came to work as a peddler, posing as a student.
A police officer in Patna said on Sunday continuous action is taken against drug addicts and traffickers. “Just two days ago, a youth was arrested with smack from Pirbahore area. Before this, a couple selling smack from Kankarbagh area was arrested.”
Police also said that small peddlers of narcotic substances have been held on the basis of concrete information but arresting big drug smugglers is a challenge as they are more alert and elusive.
Narcotics are smuggled into Bihar through the districts which share their borders with Nepal. The hotspots of drug smuggling are Champaran, Sitamarhi, Supaul, Araria, Bagaha and Kishanganj. IANS
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