Drug menace to be curbed: Mangaluru Police Commissioner
Mangaluru: Strict action will be taken against people involved in drug sales and those creating nuisance in public places, city police commissioner N Shashikumar said on Tuesday.
Addressing a meet-the-press program at the press club here, he said police will give priority to efforts for curbing the drug menace.
He said the police had paraded 140 drug offenders in the city recently, among whom 70 were habitual offenders.
The parade was meant to give a chance to those who are willing to transform and lead a normal life, he said.
On 'Operation Suraksha' being implemented by the police, he said the aim was to check the consumption of alcohol and use of ganja in public places, including beaches.
A total of 75 people have so far been taken into custody as part of the operation, Shashikumar said.
More than 20 people were taken into custody from Someshwar beach alone, he said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
