Police launch ‘Operation Vajra Prahar’ to combat drug trafficking in Anantapur

2 months ago 2
ARTICLE AD BOX
Police conducting cordon and hunt  operations arsenic  portion  of anti-drug inaugural  ‘Operation Vajra Prahar’ successful  Anantapur connected  Sunday.

Police conducting cordon and hunt operations arsenic portion of anti-drug inaugural ‘Operation Vajra Prahar’ successful Anantapur connected Sunday. | Photo Credit: R.V.S. Prasad

Cordon and hunt operations were conducted astatine assorted parts successful Anantapur territory aboriginal connected Sunday arsenic portion of the anti-drug inaugural ‘Operation Vajra Prahar’.

Superintendent of Police (SP) P. Jagadeesh said the cognition was conducted to forestall the merchantability and organisation of drugs, particularly ganja and different intoxicating substances crossed the district. The searches were carried retired successful each constabulary sub-divisions including Anantapur Urban, Anantapur Rural, Guntakal, Tadipatri, and Kalyandurg.

Police conducted inspections successful identified hotspots, including rental houses, pupil hostels and residences, lodges, abandoned buildings, autobus stands, railway stations and different suspicious locations. During the searches 45 two-wheelers without due documents and 3 autorickshaws were seized, and 36 rowdy sheeters were counselled.

Mr. Jagadeesh said that constabulary officials besides educated the nationalist astir the wellness risks of cause consumption, societal and ineligible consequences of cause abuse, its antagonistic interaction connected younker and families, and requested citizens to study immoderate accusation related to ganja oregon different drugs to the A.P. EAGLE toll-free fig 1972. Police assured that the individuality of informants volition beryllium kept confidential.

Police officers, staff, and section citizens besides took an Operation Vajra Prahar pledge to combat against drugs and enactment toward gathering a drug-free society. Mr. Jagadeesh said akin operations volition proceed regularly nether Operation Vajra Prahar to destruct cause use, trafficking, and related crimes crossed the district.

Published - March 15, 2026 06:30 p.m. IST

Read Entire Article