Public inputs helped cops seize 765 kg drugs

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, January 22

In Haryana, a large number of secret inputs were received from public about drug trafficking by the Inter-state Drug Secretariat during 2020, resulting in the seizure of 765 kg of narcotic substances and 36,761 tablets/capsules falling under the category of prohibited drugs.

The Director-General of Police (DGP), Haryana, Manoj Yadava, said 286 public persons ‘fearlessly’ came forward and shared the information about illegal peddling and possession of drugs through toll-free number, mobile number and Whatsapp account of the secretariat. Using this information, the police has filed 35 cases between January-December, last year under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and seized a sizeable supply of drugs.

Sharing the figure of recovery, the DGP said the police had seized 764 kg ganja, 208 gram heroin, 53 gram smack, 870 gram charas, 131 gram opium and 36761 prohibited tablets from the possession of the arrested accused.

In an attempt to jointly tackle the drug menace in the northern region, six states namely Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Union Territory of Chandigarh had set up a centralised drug secretariat in Panchkula.

Any person who has any information regarding the drug supply network or others can share it with the police at the toll-free number, 1800-180-1314, mobile number 7087089947 and landline number 01733-253023. The informer’s identity is kept ‘confidential’, he added.