Jammu, April 14 -- The lieutenant governor (LG) Manoj Sinha on Monday directed the Jammu and Kashmir Police to prepare a list of top drug peddlers in all the police stations and ensure action to dismantle drug networks within 30 days.

"Adopt a focused and time-bound approach for complete elimination of drug syndicate," said Sinha, while addressing an awareness rally at Kathua stadium under 100 days Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan. The LG called upon every citizen, every Kathua family, to rise and unite against drug abuse.

The campaign was launched by Sinha from Jammu city on April 11 where the maiden rally was held.

He further said that a groundbreaking standard operating procedure, recently notified, will ruthlessly crush smugglers by revoking th...