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Comparing ganja smugglers to terrorists, Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta said some airs a superior menace to society. Comparing ganja smugglers to terrorists, Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta said some airs a superior menace to society.
“Just arsenic we person dealt with terrorism, we volition tackle ganja smuggling with the aforesaid determination,” helium said.
He was speaking astatine a ganja demolition programme held astatine the Jindal Urban Waste Management Limited incinerator successful Kapuluppada connected Sunday. About 10,147 kg of ganja, 19 litres of hash oil, and 1 kg of opium—worth astir ₹5.21 crore successful total—seized by the metropolis constabulary were destroyed successful the beingness of District Collector M.N. Harendhira Prasad, Commissioner of Police Shankabrata Bagchi, and members of the Drug Disposal Committee.
The DGP said the constabulary person been taking proactive measures to curb the ganja menace successful the State. “Through strict vigilance, we person wholly restricted ganja cultivation,” helium said. “A caller outer survey has been conducted, and we whitethorn soon state Andhra Pradesh arsenic having zero ganja production.”
He added that the police’s warfare connected the cause menace has yielded encouraging results but indispensable proceed with sustained effort. “There are 2 important aspects successful this fight—the government’s relation and nationalist participation,” helium said. “Police are taking respective steps to power the menace, but the nationalist indispensable besides play a part. If anyone notices a younker addicted to ganja, they should guarantee that the idiosyncratic receives due counselling and rehabilitation.”
He further noted that ganja accumulation successful Andhra Pradesh has astir ceased, with astir amerciable supplies present originating from different States. Police are focusing connected busting inter-State gangs and arresting those involved.
Mr. Shankabrata Bagchi said that 1,435 accused person been arrested successful 533 NDPS Act cases since 2024—712 from Visakhapatnam, 332 from different districts, and 391 from different States. He said 647 cause offender sheets person been opened against repetition offenders, and movable and immovable properties identified arsenic proceeds of transgression are being submitted to the courts for attachment.
Mr. Bagchi added that enforcement is being strengthened done check-post surveillance, usage of precocious technology, aerial monitoring, and deployment of canine units. A full of 866 cause addicts person been identified successful the metropolis and referred to de-addiction and counselling centres for treatment.
