City cops launch ‘drug-free’ Hyderabad campaign
2 years, 11 months ago

City cops launch ‘drug-free’ Hyderabad campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A new police outpost had been set up in the sprawling Borabanda township to monitor, control and eradicate drug menace and to make Hyderabad drug-free, said home minister Mohd. Speaking at the launching of a campaign on drug-free Hyderabad on Saturday at the Prof Jayashankar Community Hall, SITE III, Borabanda, the minister said, “Parents are responsible for proper upbringing of their children and inculcating good behaviour and habits to keep them away from addictions. Speaking on the occasion, Jubilee Hills MLA Maganti Gopinath said earlier the thickly populated area was so notorious that even auto and cab drivers did not enter due to fear from antisocial elements. Baba Fasiuddin, TRS corporator, Borabanda, said apart from highly-educated and elite residents living in one part of the area, Borabanda also had bastis or slums and was home to a lot of unskilled, semiskilled and skilled labour consisting of painters, plumbers, welders, fitters, auto and cab drivers, mechanics, masons, carpenters and house maids.

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New city top cop promises a drug-free Hyderabad
1 year, 1 month ago

New city top cop promises a drug-free Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The new Hyderabad police commissioner Kothakota Sreenivasa Reddy on Wednesday vowed to free the city of drug menace and warned establishments like bars and pubs against being involved in illegal business. Taking charge of the Hyderabad Police after Sandeep Shandilya was relieved, at the Integrated Command Control Centre, Sreenivasa Reddy said that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy was keen …

Cops empowered to fight drugs, narcotics
2 years, 1 month ago

Cops empowered to fight drugs, narcotics

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Hyderabad: The Telangana police will be further strengthened to tackle increasing drugs and narcotics related crimes in the state with a two-pronged strategy — one making the force even more technologically capable, and two, by filling up 3,966 vacancies in the Hyderabad, Cyberabad, and Rachakonda police commissionerates. These were among the decisions taken by the state Cabinet meet that was …

State and central agencies to launch united fight against drug traffickers
2 years, 1 month ago

State and central agencies to launch united fight against drug traffickers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Hyderabad city police on Friday held a multi-agency stakeholder meeting to stimulate a comprehensive multi-level approach to combat drug-trafficking and ensure better coordination among central and state agencies. Officials from ED, NCB, DRI, GST, FRRO and state excise, drugs control administration and counter intelligence wings participated in the meeting. City police commissioner C.V. Anand underscored the urgent need for …

City police step up drive against drugs
2 years, 11 months ago

City police step up drive against drugs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The city police on Wednesday launched specialist units, the Hyderabad narcotics enforcement wing, and the narcotics investigation supervision wing, as it gears itself to combat the menace of increasing drugs and narcotics sale and use in the city. Calling drug racketeering as the ‘most organized’ among all crimes, DGP M. Mahendar Reddy, who formally launched the two specialized units, …

Hyderabad cops step up drive against drugs; 39 held in two days
3 years, 2 months ago

Hyderabad cops step up drive against drugs; 39 held in two days

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Hyderabad: The Hyderabad city police stepped up its drive against marijuana trade in the city. Speaking to this newspaper, Hyderabad police commissioner Anjani Kumar said a special drive was launched after the state level review meeting was held at Pragathi Bhavan chaired by Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao who declared an ‘all-out war’ against drug menace in the state, primarily …

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