Armed Police Chief Calls for Clearer Laws on Narcotics

Kathmandu. Armed Police Inspector General Narayan Prasad Paudel has pointed out the need for various laws and regulations related to narcotics to clearly address the role of the Armed Police Force Nepal. He expressed this view at a program organized by the Home Ministry on Friday on the occasion of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

Inspector General Paudel stated that to make the deployment of the Armed Police Force engaged in border security more effective, existing laws and regulations should be amended to clarify their role. He also emphasized the need to provide modern resources and means to the bodies working in the field for the control and prevention of drug abuse.

Armed Police Inspector General Paudel said that the issue of drug control should be prioritized in the policies and programs of the governments at all three levels. He clarified that for this, public awareness campaigns should be conducted in every neighborhood from the ward level across the country.

At the program, he said, 'To make the deployment of the Armed Police Force Nepal engaged in border security effective, various laws and regulations related to narcotics should also provide clarity and address the role of the Armed Police Force Nepal. It is also seen that drug abuse and its effects should be compulsorily taught in the educational curriculum at all levels of schools, and awareness and consciousness should be brought at all levels of society.'

He further added, 'It is also seen that drug control should be prioritized in the policies and programs of the governments at all three levels, and public awareness campaigns should be conducted by wards in every neighborhood across the country. We have also realized that the bodies deployed for the control and prevention of drug abuse should be provided with modern resources and means.'

Inspector General Paudel particularly emphasized the need for compulsory education on drug abuse and its effects in the educational curriculum at all levels of schools and for bringing awareness and consciousness at all levels of society.