Karachi police chief mulls establishing anti-drug unit
- By Web Desk -
- Jun 27, 2019
KARACHI: Additional Inspector General (AIG) Karachi, Dr Amir Shaikh, on Thursday sought recommendations for the establishment of a specialised anti-drug unit, ARY News reported.
The Karachi police chief chaired a high-level meeting in order to review measures taken for eliminating drug abuse from the metropolis.
Shaikh directed police officers to initiated large-scale crackdowns against ice, crystal and other narcotics besides taking strict actions to shut drug bases. He ordered authorities to put supply lines of narcotics under special monitoring to chock its spread among citizens.
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The top official also advised to commence an awareness campaign among citizens to highlight disastrous outcomes of consuming narcotics.
During the meeting, Shaikh expressed severe outrage over the complaints of delay being made in registration of First Investigation Report (FIR) by the police officers at local police stations.
Moreover, he praised performance of Senior Superintendent Police Anti Car Lifting Cell (SSP-ACLC) for making effective actions to control vehicles’ theft.