THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged the states to jointly tackle the drug menace. The Union Minister was speaking at the Southern Regional Council meeting.

"States should hold regular Narco Coordination Center (NCRD) meetings. The functioning of the NCRD should be taken to the district level. The Union Home Ministry is dealing with drug problems with extreme caution. It has prepared a policy for setting up forensic science labs and sent it to the states. It will help to find evidence of crimes and increase the punishment," Shah said.