Cops of 4 states for sharing info, better coordination

HISAR: In a bid to crack down on the drug smuggling mafia, the Haryana Police, along with the police of the neighbouring states, will identify the inter-state routes and trace the origin of the narcotics and drug supplies.

A meeting of police officials under way in Hisar on Thursday. Tribune photo

Tribune News Service

Hisar, August 23

In a bid to crack down on the drug smuggling mafia, the Haryana Police, along with the police of the neighbouring states, will identify the inter-state routes and trace the origin of the narcotics and drug supplies.

A DIG-level officer of the Haryana Police (CID wing) will coordinate with the cops of the neighbouring states for sharing information and intelligence details to trace out the drug paddlers.

A high-level meeting of police officials from Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab and Delhi was held here on Thursday to discuss the issue.

ADGP, Crime, PK Agrawal, CID chief Anil Kumar Rao, ACP, Delhi Police Ajit Kumar Singla, DIG STF (Haryana), Sateesh Balan, IGP Patiala AS Rai, IG Bhatinda, MS Farruki, IG Bikaner Dinesh MN, SSPs, Mansa, Sangrur, Bhatinda, Muktsar, Patiala (Punjab), SPs, Hanumangarh/Churu (Rajasthan), all SPs of Hisar Range were present at the meeting.

Later, interacting with mediapersons, the ADGP said the police were considering carrying out dope test of the Haryana Police personnel on the lines of Punjab soon though any decision had not been taken so far.

Stating that the ongoing police drive had fetched good results, he said that during the special drive in the Hisar division, the police registered 509 cases and arrested 697 accused under the NDPS Act during the current year. A large quantity of narcotics, including 27 kg of opium, 37 quintals of chura post, 5 kg of charas and 13 kg of heroin/smack, were recovered during this period.

The IG, CID, Anil Kumar Rao said that the CID would have a DIG-level officer at the headquarters and a DSP-rank office in the Hisar range for intelligence sharing and coordination with neighbouring states. The SHOs of the bordering police station would hold a meeting soon for strengthening their networking.

Sources said Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa districts were emerging as crucial transit routes for the inter-state drug peddlers. “En route, the peddlers seem to have set up their makeshift bases in certain villages which act as conduits for them. The increased activities of narcotics smugglers had accentuated the problem of drug addiction in the region,” a police official added.