Shimla, March 28 -- Himachal government officials and employees involved in drug smuggling will be punished within a month. This was stated by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in Himachal Pradesh assembly on Thursday while announcing "to adopt zero tolerance policy" against drug abuse in the state.

He said, "The government will take strict action within a month against the Himachal Pradesh government officials and employees found involved in drug smuggling". Talking of efforts being made to break the nexus between officials and drug suppliers, Sukhu said, "The government will also take strict action against the state government employees who provide secret information to the drug smugglers".

The chief minister was speaking in respo...