The Sindh government has decided to launch a rehabilitation programme for drug addicts in collaboration with the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF).
The Sindh government and ANF plan to open two drug rehabilitation centres across the province. According to the Sindh government, the majority of addicts are between the ages of 15 and 35.
According to the Chief Secretary of Sindh, the majority of people involved in street crime are drug addicts. The government would also try to prevent the spread of heroin, ICE, opium, and weed within educational institutions.
The government and ANF would develop a joint policy to combat drug trafficking in educational institutions.
Earlier on October 17, ANF recovered over 690 kg of narcotics across the country and arrested 24 dealers as part of a country-wide drug crackdown.
According to ANF, over 690 kg of narcotics were seized, and 24 dealers were arrested in the last six days. A least nine vehicles, used to deliver narcotics, were captured in the country-wide crackdown, they added.
The ANF told that a total of 425 kg of narcotics was seized, and seven people were arrested, in nine operations in Rawalpindi.
The ANF conducted four operations in Sindh and recovered 122 kg of narcotics. Six operations were conducted in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) recovering 57 kg of narcotics.
