71 arrested in drug cases in 2025, says NTR Collector

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Collector G. Lakshmisha announced that EAGLE constabulary arrested 71 persons allegedly progressive successful drugs and ganja smuggling and depletion successful 27 cases successful NTR District successful 2025, astatine the Narco-Coordination Centre (N-Cord) gathering held present connected Tuesday.

He said that 150 hotspots were identified and vigil had been stepped up astatine unfastened and abandoned places, stream and canal bunds, parks and astatine nether bridges to forestall amerciable activities.

“Doctors, excise, counselling psychologists and constabulary officers should absorption connected giving counselling to cause addicts astatine de-addiction centres,” the Collector said.

Police Commissioner S.V. Rajasekhara Babu said the effect from the nationalist for the ongoing ‘Drugs Pai Dandayatra’ has been good. Police, EAGLE and different section officers were organising consciousness programmes against drugs, helium added.

The Collector discussed connected ‘Operation Safe Campus Zone’, vigil astatine hotspots and different activities with District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Secretary K. Ramakrishnaiah and different officers.

Published - February 17, 2026 07:40 p.m. IST

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