Chandigarh, June 28 -- Linking enforcement lapses with ground-level inaction, UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Saturday said drug trafficking thrives on police support, while calling on councillors to spearhead a grassroots anti-drug campaign.

Addressing a special session of the Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) on 'International day against drug abuse and illicit trafficking', Kataria said illegal narcotics trade "cannot survive even 10 days without the support of police and administration."

Stating that drug peddlers are now targeting schools and colleges, Kataria asked ward councillors to involve educational institutes, residents welfare associations, women's groups and youth clubs to build sustained awareness and early in...