Pauri District Senior Superintendent of Police Nivedita Kukreti Kumar instructed police circle officers and in–charges of the police stations to launch a drive against drugs and illicit liquor trade on a war-footing. She gave the direction while presiding over a meeting held in the police lines at Pauri on Friday.
SSP said that in the past two months, 22 cases had been registered under NDPAC and 22 persons had been arrested with the recovery of narcotics worth Rs two lakhs. In the same period in 2015, five cases were registered, she said, adding that the figure was three in 2014.
Dwelling on the cases registered under the Excise Act, she said that in two months, 20 cases had been registered under the act. 1400 bottles of English illicit liquor and bhang leaves worth around Rs5,67,000 had been recovered, SSP said.
SSP further said that four teams have been formed to eliminate the menace of drug smuggling. Patrolling has been intensified too, she said. She appealed to people to cooperate in curbing trade of drugs and asked them to inform police on landline number 01368-222214 and mobile number 9411112081. She assured identities of the callers would be kept secret. If the drugs are recovered through operation based on the information Rs 10000 will be awarded to the person concerned.