Today, Bhutan joins the rest of the international community to observe the International Day against the Illicit Trafficking of Drugs.Here in Bhutan, organized by Bhutan Narcotic Control Agency and Bhutan Youth Development Fund, the day is marked with a cycle relay by officials and
volunteers from Thimphu to Paro and back. It is not a competition but an advocacy to rest of the people around educating them on various ill effects of drugs.
They are fllagged off by the Hon'ble Secretary, Ministry of Education who is also the Vice Chairperson of Narcotic Control Board.During her short opening note, she emphasized that drug addict or dependents need to taken care, provide services but at the same time, we need to sensitize the public about drug menace and must enact stringent laws to curb the drug trafficking.
The cycle relay will be reach Paro in the afternoon and come back to Thimphu in the evening.
The day is being organized in Thimphu, Paro, Samdrupjongkhar, Bumthang, Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Monggar by the Drop-In-Centres run by BNCA, YDF and CPA (Chethuen Phendhey Association).
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volunteers from Thimphu to Paro and back. It is not a competition but an advocacy to rest of the people around educating them on various ill effects of drugs.
They are fllagged off by the Hon'ble Secretary, Ministry of Education who is also the Vice Chairperson of Narcotic Control Board.During her short opening note, she emphasized that drug addict or dependents need to taken care, provide services but at the same time, we need to sensitize the public about drug menace and must enact stringent laws to curb the drug trafficking.
The cycle relay will be reach Paro in the afternoon and come back to Thimphu in the evening.
The day is being organized in Thimphu, Paro, Samdrupjongkhar, Bumthang, Phuentsholing, Gelephu and Monggar by the Drop-In-Centres run by BNCA, YDF and CPA (Chethuen Phendhey Association).
For more details log on to UNODC
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