Araria Police have intensified vigilance along the India-Nepal border and prepared an action plan targeting smuggling, narcotics trafficking, fake currency, illegal liquor, arms and other cross-border crimes. The measures were discussed at a district-level security meeting held at Sikti police station on Wednesday.
Superintendent of Police Jitendra Kumar held the meeting at the border police station rather than at the district headquarters, seeking direct feedback from officers deployed across Araria. The meeting focused on security challenges in the border belt and routes and locations considered vulnerable to smuggling and other illegal activities.
The SP directed officers to remain on maximum alert against narcotics trafficking, fake currency, illegal liquor, arms and other forms of cross-border crime, according to the Times of India report. Officers were also instructed to strengthen intelligence gathering, improve coordination and maintain close watch over vulnerable routes and locations.
The police have prepared a separate action plan to curb the illegal narcotics trade, with a stated emphasis on protecting school and college students and young people from drug abuse. As part of the plan, awareness campaigns will be organised in schools, colleges and panchayat-level village chaupals.
The campaigns are expected to involve students, teachers, parents and community representatives. Police will also strengthen their confidential intelligence network to identify people involved in the illegal sale and distribution of narcotic substances.
Vigilance will be increased in vulnerable areas, markets, transport routes and border locations. The police also plan to step up action against illegal liquor and ganja networks, while officers have been directed to maintain round-the-clock vigilance across the border belt.
The decision places both enforcement and community outreach at the centre of the district’s response. While surveillance and intelligence work will focus on identifying routes and networks used for illegal activities, the awareness programme is aimed at reducing exposure to narcotics among young people in schools, colleges and villages.
Kumar warned that negligence in border security, smuggling or other illegal activities would not be tolerated. The immediate implementation of the plan will depend on coordination among officers posted across the district and on the intelligence network being strengthened at vulnerable locations.
