Following the directives of Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, the city police will launch two special units today to crack down hard on the city’s drug issues.
This initiative is a step toward carrying out the Telangana Government’s and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s decision to crack down on narcotic drugs with all seriousness.
Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) and Narcotics Investigation Supervision Wing (NISW) are the two units. The H-NEW will be situated at the Hyderabad Commissioner’s office and will be staffed by a Deputy Commissioner of Police, two inspectors, four sub-inspectors, and twenty police constables.
It will operate similarly to PC C V Anand’s task force, gathering intelligence, conducting raids, detecting and disrupting organised drug trafficking groups, suppliers, peddlers, consumers, and keeping databanks. It is getting sufficient infrastructure, vehicles, and funding.
The Narcotics Investigation Supervision Wing (NISW) will be led by an ACP, an inspector, a SI, and six HCs/PCs. They will support, monitor, and assist local police stations with arrests, remands, seizures, charge-sheeting, and trial maintenance until a conviction is obtained. In addition, the unit will train small units that are being formed in all police stations to deal with such cases. M Mahendar Reddy, Director General of Police, will inaugurate these units.
Hyderabad police’s drug awareness programme in the city
Recently, the Hyderabad police department organised roadside awareness programmes throughout the city to raise awareness about drug abuse and discourage people from using ganja and other narcotics.
After receiving orders from senior police officials to reach out to the public and raise awareness about the dangers of narcotics, the awareness programme was launched.
A few police officers and women carried placards with messages about the dangers of drug abuse and visited colonies and major intersections, where they stood for a few minutes to raise public awareness.
