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Delhi Sees 2-Fold Rise in Drug-Related Cases
The Daily Guardian
|April 21, 2025
Delhi witnessed a two-fold increase in drug-related offences in the first three months of 2025 as compared to 2024, while offences under the Excise Act saw a jump of more than 80 per cent, as per the data shared by the police on Sunday.
According to the data, between January 1 and March 31, 2025, Delhi registered a total of 2,496 cases under the Excise Act while a total of 1,382 cases were registered in 2024 during the same period.
Similarly, Narcotics Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act violations climbed from 257 to 544 cases, averaging around six drug-related cases every day, the data read.
This story is from the April 21, 2025 edition of The Daily Guardian.
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