Punjab CM Moots Preventive Detention of Repeat Drugs Offenders

Fast Track Courts for Speedy Trials

Chandigarh, June 26 (Punjab Post Bureau) – Escalating his government’s fight against drugs, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday mooted preventive detention of repeat offenders in drugs smuggling/trading, amid reports that there were around 200 such criminals identified by the Punjab Police.

The NDPS Act provides for preventive detention of such criminals, the Chief Minister pointed out, while also suggesting Fast Track Courts for speedy trials for NDPS offenders. The Chief Minister said he will take up the matter of operationalising such Fast Track Courts at the earliest with the Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana High Court.

Captain Amarinder Singh was holding a Video Conference with DCs and SSPs to review the progress on drug eradication and discuss the future strategy. The Video Conference was preceded by a meeting of the Consultative Group on Drugs: Comprehensive Action Plan against Drugs Abuse, headed by the Chief Minister.