Agartala, Mar 28, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Mar 28: The state government is considering a proposal for purchasing a full-body scanner for the vehicles transporting contraband items to strengthen the fight against drugs, Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha said in the assembly on Tuesday.

In his reply to a calling attention notice moved by MLA Brishaketu Debbarma, Dr. Saha said, the state government also drew attention of the central government for opening a branch of Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

He also informed the House that a plan was under consideration for purchasing more sniffer dogs for strengthening the campaign against drugs. He said, six specially trained sniffer dogs are currently there in the state.

The Chief Minister said, both the state and the central governments adopted a zero tolerance policy against drugs. He said, intensive campaigns and training programmes were undertaken to end the menace of drugs.