Ensure adequate publicity for narcotics destruction, says FM Sitharaman

"She said adequate publicity should be given for destruction of narcotics," the official statement quoted the finance minister as saying

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday exhorted customs officials at the country's largest container port JNPT to ensure adequate publicity for the destruction of narcotics.

The finance minister, who was on a visit to the state-run Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), also urged customs officials to aim for 'zero daily assessment pendency' and faster release of cargo, an official statement said.

The comments come weeks after the confiscation of a very large quantity of narcotics substances at JNPT's biggest competitor, the Adanis-run Mundra Port, and the subsequent reports of the port in Gujarat banning all shipments from Iran.

"She said adequate publicity should