Haryana: 8 large-scale drug traffickers detain under the Act, says DGP Shatrujeet Kapoor

Panchkula (Haryana) [India], August 22 (ANI): In its continued fight against the drug menace, Haryana Police and Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau (HSNCB) have tightened the noose on drug traffickers by invoking the provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Trafficking in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PITNDPS) Act, 1988. 

Shatrujeet Kapur, Director General of Police (DGP), Haryana said that the PITNDPS Act is a potent act to clamp down on main operators of the drug trafficking network such as organizers, financers, kingpins etc who generally operate behind the scenes. 

“Eight out of 9 drug traffickers have been sent to various Jails in Haryana. The detenues belong to districts Sonipat, Mahendergarh, Panipat, Rewari, Gurugram, Panchkula and Kaithal districts of Haryana,” he added. 

He said that once a preventive detention order has been issued under the PITNDPS Act, the detenue may be detained in pursuance of the same for at least one year. Moreover, the illegally acquired properties of the detenue and his relatives/associates will also be liable for forfeiture under the NDPS Act, 1985. 

Kapur said that “In pursuance of the same, Haryana Police has got approval from the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance for detaining 3 large-scale drug traffickers and from the Home Department, for detaining 6 large-scale drug traffickers under the provisions of the PITNDPS Act, 1988. These persons have been involved in clandestinely procuring, storing and distributing narcotics over a sustained period of time and are still actively involved in illegal drug trafficking.”

He said that the Haryana State Narcotics Control Bureau is in the process of identification of properties of the aforementioned detenues so that the illegal wealth amassed by these traffickers can be attached and seized by the Competent Authority under the provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985.

In addition, HSNCB has also identified more than 40 other major drug traffickers spread across various districts of Haryana for detaining under the provisions of the PITNDPS Act in the coming few weeks.

The Haryana Police is determined in its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the state of Haryana and will continue its fight to save the youth of Haryana from the ill effects of drug abuse, he added.