POLICE LIST DRUG PEDDLING HOT SPOTS AS CASES SPIKE IN DELHI

NEW DELHI: The Delhi police have identified at least 15 areas in Delhi as the “hot spots” for narcotic drugs peddling based on the trend of seizures of the contraband and arrests of peddlers, according to a report shared by the police on Sunday.

The analysis report, prepared by the narcotics cell of the crime branch, collates information and data on the latest trends in the drugs trade. It is an internal assessment done annually and half-yearly, officials privy to the development said.

Police statistics attached with the report also show that there has been a nearly 100% increase in registration of cases as well as arrests of drug peddlers and suppliers in Delhi in 2020, compared to 2017.

Also, 91% more peddlers were arrests in 2021 till June 15, compared to the data for the corresponding period last year. The data also shows an increase of around 55% in the registration of cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act during the same period.

The report lists Sultanpuri, Jahangirpuri, Inderpuri, Sagarpur, Uttam Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Nand Nagri, Dwarka, Chhatarpur, Nizamuddin, Majnu Ka Tila, Paharganj, Kalyanpuri, Hauz Khas Village and Khanpur as the areas where maximum seizures and arrests have come from.

“We did an action-based analysis of the latest trends of the trafficking and peddling of narcotic drugs to identify the hot spots in Delhi and the prime sources in other states from where these substances are smuggled into Delhi.