In a concerted drive launched in Ambala Commissionerate, the polic during the months of July and August have been able to put an effective check on narcotic substances consumption and supply.
In the first half of the year 2013, 39 cases under the NDPS Act were registered with the arrest of 34 persons, besides 8 women. A total of about 25 Kg. of opium, 2 quintal of poppy husk, 700 gms. of smack and 1.5 Kg. of charas was recovered.
In the special drive launched in the months of July and August, 32 cases were detected in which 26 persons were found involved besides 6 women. In these two months alone, the police recovered 500 gms. of opium, 1.2 quintal of poppy husk, 2 Kg. of smack and 600 gms. of charas. A police spokesman said that the supply, consumption and trading in narcotics, particularly smack, has a definite bearing on the street-crime which includes chain snatching, mobile snatching, cash snatching and other crimes relating to assault on human body.
Police said these crimes have been found to be directly proportional to drugs and narcotic substances use because the lure of easy money in trading and consumers getting a high and a kick out it, which generally results in their adopting a criminal disposition.
Police said women belonging to ex-criminal tribes have been found to be indulging in supply of the contraband since on the first hand, it becomes difficult to nab them and on the other, there is less suspicion attributed to them. In many of these cases women were also found to have been used as shields by their male counterparts. The lure of drug trade has made women give up their social and domestic chores and take to retailing of contraband.
The Police spokesman said that with the latest instructions of not calling women at Police Stations and Police Posts, the police have to take extra care in zeroing on and catching these women criminals.
With the contraband recovered, the police have been able to cut the supply line in a big way. A large number of youngsters have been discouraged to consume such stuff because of its non availability now. “A health survey would reveal that these youngsters have become very sick in the prime of their youth and some are reported to have even succumbed to their addiction and infliction," the spokesman said.