‘Drive Against Drug’ leads to seizure of over 350 kgs of ganja

‘Drive Against Drug’ (DAD), an operation being carried out all over the central zone by the law enforcers over the past one month with a view to checking smuggling and illegal sale of narcotics substa

‘Drive Against Drug’ (DAD), an operation being carried out all over the central zone by the law enforcers over the past one month with a view to checking smuggling and illegal sale of narcotics substances, has resulted in the seizure of over 350 kilograms of ganja and arrest of several persons. Besides apprehending those who were involved in smuggling of the contraband, the teams have also identified some of the sources of supply and arrested a few of them. The drive was launched in all the nine districts falling under the limits of the central zone to check illegal transportation and sale of narcotic substances especially ganja and mount surveillance on those involved in its sale besides transporters and bulk handlers so as to pursue after them. The operation launched all over the zone on the instruction of the Inspector General of Police, Central Zone V. Balakrishnan resulted in seizure of contrabands worth over ₹ 32 lakh and arrest of over 280 persons till now. The number of cases booked in this connection so far was more than 170, say police sources.