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Govt to equip DNC with arms, dog squads: Minister
The government has initiated steps to strengthen the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) by equipping it with arms and introducing dog squads to enhance the effectiveness of anti-drug operations, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said on Monday.
“We have already prepared the draft of the Narcotics Control Act and hope to place it during this session (Parliament). Officers who conduct anti-drug operations currently have no weapons, while drug dealers often attack them using sophisticated firearms,” he told the House.
The minister came up with the disclosure, while responding to a notice of public importance placed by ruling party lawmaker Helen Zerin Khan (Women Seat-9).
He said the proposed amendments are intended to provide stronger legal protection and operational capacity to the DNC.
Salahuddin pointed out that the department does not have sufficient laboratory and training facilities, reports UNB.
He said the government is considering introducing dog squads under the DNC to strengthen narcotics detection and enforcement activities. “If drugs can be identified and controlled through dog squads, that would be highly effective,” he said.