Cordon & search operations carried out in 3 zones in Amritsar, 3 held

Director General of Police (Special) Shashi Prabha Dwivedi, along with Police Commissioner Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and other police officials, today carried out a cordon-and-search operation (CASO) on 88-foot area located on Majitha road here.

The DGP said that during the search operation, the police official got a tip-off that some outsiders were coming in the area to sell narcotics, following which three persons were arrested for drug peddling. She also interacted with the residents, especially the women, to know about the current situation in the area, which is infamous for drug abuse and other criminal activities.

She claimed that the residents were happy as the quantum of drug trafficking and substance abuse had declined to certain extent. They told her that earlier unscrupulous elements used to stand at every nook and corner, passing objectionable comments to women.

Apart from the 88-foot road, the police also carried out cordon-and-search operation in different areas in the three zones of the city police commissionerate.

Shashi said the police officials were also meeting the people under Operation Sampark, seeking their help and urging them to share the information regarding activities of the anti-social elements and drug peddlers. She said those involved in substance abuse had been admitted at the de-addiction and rehabilitation centres.

She said since March 1, when the state government had launched anti-drug campaign ‘Yudh Nashiya Virudh’, the city police have registered as many as 930 cases under the NDPS Act and arrested 1,776 drug traffickers. As many as 200 kg of heroin, apart from 10.8 kg opium, 325 kg narcotic powder, 15.4 kg charas and Rs 2.43 crore drug money were seized. As many as 266 proclaimed offenders were also nabbed during the campaign.