New Delhi, In a 48-hour crackdown beneath “Operation Kavach 13.0,” the Delhi Police arrested 267 narco-offenders in 229 circumstances, detained individuals and seized vital portions of contraband, an official mentioned on Wednesday.
The operation, carried out between March 29 and 31 throughout all 15 police districts, concerned simultaneous raids at 3,211 places by greater than 1,000 police groups, together with personnel from district items, the Crime Department and the Particular Cell.
Police mentioned drug traffickers, suppliers and organised legal networks had been focused.
Through the operation, 267 individuals had been arrested in Narcotic Medicine and Psychotropic Substances circumstances. Vital portions of contraband had been seized, together with 100 kg of hashish, 1.170 kg of cocaine, 260.65 grams of heroin, 179.11 grams of MDMA, 57 grams of amphetamine, over 2,000 buprenorphine tablets and 183 injections.
“Over 416 circumstances had been registered beneath the Delhi Excise Act, and 429 individuals had been arrested. Police recovered a big amount of illicit liquor and 200 e-cigarettes. 2,993 individuals had been additionally booked for ingesting in public locations,” a senior police officer mentioned.
Below the Arms Act, 259 individuals had been arrested in 254 circumstances. Nineteen pistols, 42 country-made firearms, 79 reside cartridges and 191 knives had been recovered. Police additionally intensified motion towards playing actions, arresting 528 individuals in 296 circumstances and recovering over ₹10.28 lakh in money.
“Other than these, 59 proclaimed offenders and 42 auto lifters had been arrested. Seventy-three stolen autos had been recovered through the drive. 3,545 autos had been seized beneath provisions of the Delhi Police Act. Preventive motion fashioned a serious element of the operation. Round 1,374 individuals had been arrested to forestall potential offences. Moreover, 5,359 individuals had been taken into preventive custody, whereas 41,394 individuals had been detained beneath Part 65 of the Delhi Police Act,” the officer mentioned.
Police additionally initiated motion beneath varied provisions of the BNSS and the Delhi Police Act towards violators, whereas 5,691 history-sheeters had been checked to watch their actions.
In a parallel enforcement effort, 7,971 violators had been prosecuted beneath the Cigarettes and Different Tobacco Merchandise Act. Authorities recognized 134 crime hotspots and carried out focused motion in these areas.
As a part of cordon-and-search operations, 760 places, together with parks, public locations and bathrooms, had been lined, resulting in motion towards 843 individuals.
“Throughout verification drives of beforehand booked drug offenders, 4,219 individuals had been checked. Of those, 1,494 had been discovered current, 352 had been already in judicial custody, and 14 had been discovered absconding. The operation additionally included scrutiny of overseas nationals, with 72 individuals checked and one particular person deported.
“In a single case, a Nigerian nationwide was arrested in Mehrauli with over 1 kg of cocaine. In one other case, two individuals had been apprehended in Narela with heroin. Separate raids led to the arrest of a number of drug peddlers, together with a lady with 100 grams of heroin in Mangolpuri and one other accused linked to a bigger drug provide community,” the officer added.
Police additionally arrested individuals concerned within the unlawful possession of pharmaceutical medicine and injections.
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