SHILLONG, June 26 -- The Border Security Force (BSF), Meghalaya Frontier, conducted an awareness march in the city to stand against the menace of drug abuse. The BSF comprising of more than 600 personnel in uniform marched along the streets including students of BSF Senior Secondary School as well as Primary School, Umpling.The march covered 3.5 kms stretch in each areas of Nongmynsong and Polo, Golf Link as parts of its initiative to spread awareness against drug abuse.

The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is celebrated annually worldwide on 26th June. The theme for the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking-2019 is "Health for Justice, Justice for Health".

The event was flagged off by ...