MULTAN: South Punjab Additional Inspector General of police (AIGP) Zafar Iqbal Wednesday said that steps were being taken to eradicate drug peddling across the region.
He said that directions had been issued to all regional police officers regarding culmination of drugs in their respective areas.
In a statement issued here, the AIGP stressed the need to avert the youth from curse of drugs and proposed secret survey of educational institutions and ordered strict action over any information regarding selling of drugs.
He ordered all RPOs to launch crackdown against drug peddling.
Zafar informed that Multan range police had stood on top by lodging 33 cases against drug peddlers during one week drive.
He directed police officials to must control drug peddling at all costs to save the young generation from it.