{"id":32116,"date":"2018-06-13T01:24:46","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T19:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=32116"},"modified":"2018-06-13T01:24:46","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T19:54:46","slug":"apwws-unit-seeks-help-in-fight-against-drug-menace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2018\/06\/13\/apwws-unit-seeks-help-in-fight-against-drug-menace\/","title":{"rendered":"APWWS unit seeks help in fight against drug menace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MIAO, Jun 12:<\/strong> The Miao unit of the Arunachal Pradesh Women&#8217;s Welfare Society (APWWS) in a representation to the additional deputy commissioner on Tuesday sought administrative help in the fight against the opium and drugs menace in the area.<br \/>\n&#8220;Opium and drugs have eaten into the very essence of the society,&#8221; the APWWS unit stated.<br \/>\nIt said it has been fighting the menace at the village level by apprehending peddlers and reporting them to the authorities.<br \/>\n&#8220;The menace has spread on a very large scale and there is need to look into the problems seriously,&#8221; the APWWS unit said, and underscored the need for registering drug-related cases and dealing with them appropriately.<br \/>\nIt sought proper implementation of the NDPS Act &#8220;to act as a deterrent to the ever rising number of peddlers and abusers.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe letter also stressed the need for immediate action against various shops and hotels in Miao, Namphai-I and Namphai-II areas which are indulging in illegal trade in IMFL.<br \/>\nThe APWWS unit suggested introducing a mechanism to issue &#8220;age proof identity cards on a mandatory basis for customers of IMFL and cigarettes at all shops and outlets.<br \/>\n&#8220;Those found selling it to underage persons should be dealt with stringently,&#8221; it said, and added that it would appreciate it if CCTV cameras were installed in all the wine shops in the area.<br \/>\nThe law prohibiting sale of tobacco products within a 100-metre radius of educational institutions should also be strictly implemented, the APWWS unit said.<br \/>\nIt also sought a ban on sale and use of plastic bags, and on sale of goods by shopkeepers at prices higher than the MRP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIAO, Jun 12: The Miao unit of the Arunachal Pradesh Women&#8217;s Welfare Society (APWWS) in a representation to the additional deputy commissioner on Tuesday sought administrative help in the fight against the opium and drugs menace in the area. &#8220;Opium and drugs have eaten into the very essence of the society,&#8221; the APWWS unit stated. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-32116","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32116\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}