Anti-Narcotics Force has launched "Operation Nau Rooz" against street drug peddlers and narcotics dens throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 1st Sep to 10th Sep 2018, in view of the increasing trend of drug use among the youth in the country.
ANF spokesman said that main focus of the operation is on curbing the supply of drugs in educational institutions.
The on-going anti-drug operations will be further accelerated. In this connection, Regional Directorate KP has been directed to crack down against the street drug peddlers and narcotics dens in their areas of jurisdiction.
The ANF has deployed special Surveillance Teams at educational institutions to surface drug gangs involved in drug supply and arrest the elements involved in the drug supply to educational institutions especially in KP.
To meet higher success in contribution of general public is deemed necessary for which ANF has provided public complaint number 1415 for registration of complaints and transmission of information regarding drug trafficking. It may be added that drug addiction has increased exponentially in Pakistan during past few decades. Most of the illegal drugs come from the neighboring Afghanistan. According to the UN estimate, 8.9 million people in the country are drug users out of which 78 percent are men and 22 percent women. Cannabis is the most used drug.
Opiates, namely opium and heroin, are used by almost one percent of the total drug users, with 860,000 chronic heroin users. The survey showed that an estimated three million drug dependents are in dire need of professional treatment. However, the available rehabilitation structure cannot help more than a fraction of those in need of help.