Gujarat: A hub for the drug mafias?

Has Gujarat now become a hub of drug rackets? Is the double -engine government (which holds power in both the Centre and the state) patronizing the drug mafia?

Due to rising unemployment, youth are becoming victims of drugs. Over the years, Central and State agencies have seized drugs worth crores from Gujarat. Some of the major seizures include

• On 15 Sept 2021 worth Rs 21000 crore drugs seized at Mundra port,
• On 11 Nov 2021 worth Rs 313.64 crore drugs seized at Dwarka,
• On 21 April 2022 worth Rs 2500 crore drugs seized at Kandla port,
• On 25 April 2022 worth Rs 1439 crore drugs seized at Kandla port,
• On 29 April 2022 worth Rs 2080 crore drugs seized at Pipavav port,
• On 26 May 2022 worth Rs 500 crore drugs seized at Mundra Port,
• On 12 July 2022 worth Rs 376 crore drugs seized at Mundra port.