Director General of Police C.V. Anand visits a stall after inaugurating the Anti-Drug Awareness Week programme, organised by EAGLE Force Telangana on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, at TGICCC in Hyderabad on Monday.
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The Telangana Police’s EAGLE Force on Monday launched Anti-Drug Awareness Week in Hyderabad as part of the observance of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.Director General of Police (DGP) C.V. Anand inaugurated the week-long programme at the Telangana Integrated Command and Control Centre (TGiCCC) in Banjara Hills and highlighted the growing threat posed by narcotics, particularly among young people.Addressing students at the event, Mr. Anand described them as the ‘chief guests’ of the programme and said the awareness campaign had been designed primarily for them. He said drug abuse has emerged as one of the country’s biggest challenges and noted that while issues such as Left Wing Extremism had declined over the years, narcotics has become a menace reaching households across the country.
Telangana Director General of Police C.V. Anand, Hyderabad Police Commissioner V. C. Sajjanar, Education Secretary Yogita Rana, Director of EAGLE Force Sandeep Shandilya launching a song during the inauguration of Anti-Drug Awareness Week, organised by EAGLE Force Telangana on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, at TGICCC in Hyderabad on Monday, June 22, 2026.
