Jammu, May 1 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that drug traffickers would be dealt with like terrorists under the law in the Union territory, where 440 drug offenders have been arrested and 350 FIRs filed in the past 20 days under the 100-day 'Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan'.

Addressing a gathering after launching the anti-drug campaign in Doda, Sinha termed drug abuse a form of "silent terrorism" and called for a public movement against the menace.

"Narcotics smuggling is no less than terrorism, and those involved will get stringent punishment. I feel drug abuse is like silent terrorism, not just a matter of law and order," he said.

Likening narcotics smuggling to "terrorism in disguise", Sinha called it a hidden threat tha...