Operation Kavach-5: 325 places raided in 15 districts, 74 narco offenders arrested

Delhi Police under Operation Kavach-5 raided 325 places in 15 districts and arrested 74 narco offenders between August 31 and September 1, Delhi Police said.

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Delhi police said that during the intervening nights of August 31 & September 1, various teams of Delhi Police were constituted to take strict action against narco-criminals under the "O tolerance policy," and for the implementation of "Operation Kavach-5.0," 325 places in 15 districts of Delhi were raided. "During these raids, 74 narco-offenders have been arrested in 66 NDPS cases with the recovery of a large quantity of drugs. During the operation, about 108.93 grammes of heroin, 66.28 kg of ganja, 1100 grammes of Charas, 16 grammes of MDMA have been recovered," Delhi Police said. Apart from this, a total of 54 cases of the Delhi Excise Act were also registered, with the arrest of 54 accused persons & the recovery of 78- bottles, 24 beers, 5089- quarters of illicit liquor, & 1 Scooty being used in bootlegging. In the year 2024 till August 31, Delhi Police has arrested 961 narco-offenders in 695 NDPS cases and recovered about 65.086 kg of heroin/smack, 1.912 kg of cocaine, 2258.379 kg