Min: Meghalaya means biz when it comes to tackling drug abuse

Shillong: Amid the rise in drug abuse in Meghalaya, the state govt on Wednesday said it meant business when it came to tackling and curbing the growing menace. This was asserted by minister of social welfare, Paul Lyngdoh, who was speaking at a multi-stakeholder symposium in observance of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking here, reports Manosh Das.

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