A cycle rally being flagged off to mark International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Jalandhar on Sunday.
Jalandhar, June 26
On the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, a 10-km cycle rally was organised by the Commissionerate of Police here today. Over 100 cops and employees of Indian Oil participated in the rally.
The rally started from the Police Lines and went towards BMC Chowk, Guru Nanak Mission, Nakodar chowk and then back to the Police Lines.
CP Gursharan Singh Sandhu said the aim of the rally was to create awareness against drug menace and educate youth, who fall prey to drugs unknowingly. He said various awareness programmes, including special campaigns against drug abuse, seminars, walkathons, declamation contents, etc, were being organised time to time to spread awareness in public against the ill-effects of drugs.
He further said in light of the Punjab Government’s mission on eradicating drugs from society, the city police have conducted various raids and seized huge quantities of drugs from their possession. He also appealed to the public to support police in this war against drug abuse and share information about the anti-social activities taking place in their surroundings with the police.
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