Also ReadHow are drugs smuggled into India through PunjabEpidemic of drug addiction now grips Punjab's women tooThe roots of drug addiction that plagues Punjab Reports also suggest that heroin and opium, the two drugs smuggled from across the border, contribute to only 5 per cent of users. "In a recent meeting of home minister Rajnath Singh and other officials of the ministry with the Prime Minister, the crackdown was discussed. NCB director general Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar apprised the home minister about the changing drug abuse pattern in Punjab. Briefcase 1 Modi gives a thumbs up to crack drug mafias in Punjab.

Source: India Today July 10, 2016 02:48 UTC