Looking at ways to amend NDPS Act to empower enforcement companies: Bommai
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Police have seized medication price ₹50 crore in 12 months, says Minister on International Day towards Drug Abuse
The Home Department has initiated the method of bringing an modification to the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act to additional empower and strengthen enforcement companies, stated Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday, noticed as International Day towards Drug Abuse. Police officers are discussing with authorized consultants on bringing the modification, he added.
Since the launch of a particular drive towards medication final yr, the police have seized medication price ₹50 crore in 12 months. While 60% of thems will probably be destroyed based mostly on the approval of courts, the remaining will probably be destroyed pending approval by FSL and the court docket, he stated.
Drugs seized embody ganja, poppy, LSD, MDMA, and cocaine. The seizure is the document highest within the nation and the police proceed their efforts to include the social evil, he stated.
As a part of the 12-month drive, the police booked 4,000 circumstances throughout the State and arrested over 5,000 individuals concerned within the drug peddling community.
The State police is first within the nation to crack darkish web-related medication circumstances, stated Mr. Bommai. He identified that peddlers use refined know-how, and the abilities of varied enforcement companies together with State Cyber Crime police and the Economic Offences and Narcotic wings are concerned in cracking down on drug commerce.
Mr. Bommai additionally congratulated the police for cracking the homicide of former councillor Rekha Kadiresh.
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