Commercial-quantity cases registered against 841 drug traffickers in 2024, leading to their arrests
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, December 20-
Haryana Police is setting new benchmarks in its ongoing campaign against drugs in the state. Under the campaign being run by the HSNCB and district police to break the nexus of drug peddlers in the state, every possible effort is being made. In this series, Haryana Police has registered 3051 cases against drug peddlers from January 1, 2024 to November 30, 2024, and sent 4652 accused behind bars. Along with this, taking strict action against habitual offenders, preventive detention action was taken against 63 drug peddlers under the PIT NDPS Act in the year 2024 to ensure that these criminals do not get involved in drug trafficking again.
Sharing information in this regard, DGP Shatrujeet Kapur said that Haryana Police has prepared an effective strategy to break the drug supply chain. He informed that in the year 2023, Haryana Police had registered 326 commercial quantity cases, while in the year 2024, 411 cases have been registered in which action has been taken against 841 big drug peddlers.