Amit Shah Chairs 3rd NCORD Meeting; Says, Drug Abuse A Threat To National Security

Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the third apex level meeting of Committee of Narco Coordination Centre (NCORD), on December 27. He insisted on scanning all containers at ports to ensure the country's "zero tolerance towards narcotics" policy is upheld. He further stated, "Modi government considers drug abuse as a major threat to the national security". Notably, about 35 lakh kilos of drugs were seized between 2018 and 2021.