Archive · 28 Aug 2026
Andhra Pradesh EAGLE, Red Cross Partner Against Drug Abuse
Andhra Pradesh’s anti-drug agency, called EAGLE, has teamed up with the Red Cross.
They signed an agreement to reduce drug abuse across the state.
EAGLE will focus on finding drug networks and enforcing the law.
The Red Cross will help involve young people, families and communities.
The groups also want to help people receive treatment for addiction.
EAGLE says it has seized more than 65,000 kilograms of ganja in registered cases.
A project in Alluri Sitarama Raju district replaced ganja farming with other ways for tribal farmers to earn money.
Together, the organisations hope to make schools and communities safer from drugs.
AP EAGLE and the Indian Red Cross Society signed an MoU to combat drug abuse and work toward a drug-free Andhra Pradesh.
EAGLE chief Aake Ravikrishna said the strategy combines awareness, enforcement, de-addiction and community participation.
EAGLE has registered 2,020 NDPS Act cases and seized more than 65,000 kilograms of ganja.
Operation Chaitanya eliminated ganja cultivation in Alluri Sitarama Raju district by 2025 and supported alternative livelihoods for 29,979 tribal farmers.
The Red Cross will use its volunteer network to expand drug-awareness and rehabilitation programmes in villages, schools and families.
- Who
- AP EAGLE and the Indian Red Cross Society, Andhra Pradesh State Branch.
- What
- They signed an MoU to strengthen drug-abuse prevention, enforcement, de-addiction and community participation.
- When
- Friday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Where
- At EAGLE headquarters in Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To combat drug abuse and work toward making Andhra Pradesh drug-free.
- Agreement
- EAGLE and the Indian Red Cross Society signed and exchanged an MoU.
- EAGLE cases
- 2,020 cases have been registered under the NDPS Act.
- Ganja seized
- More than 65,000 kilograms of ganja have been seized.
- Operation Chaitanya
- Ganja cultivation was eliminated in Alluri Sitarama Raju district by 2025, according to EAGLE.
- Alternative livelihoods
- 29,979 tribal farmers received alternative livelihood support.
- Treatment
- EAGLE said 103 people had received de-addiction treatment.
- Safe Campus target
- Operation Safe Campus Zone aims to make educational institutions drug-free by 2029.