Illustration showing Indian police officers and community members in an urban district setting highlighting the rollout of new anti-narcotics wings to strengthen drug enforcement and public safety.
Police said local stations would retain responsibility for detecting NDPS offences. These ANWs will function as specialised teams dealing exclusively with offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Existing LCB, SOG and local police teams will continue to register and investigate narcotics cases. Each district ANW will comprise a police inspector, sub-inspector, two ASIs or head constables and four constables, along with a dedicated vehicle and driver. In Ahmedabad and Surat cities, two units each will be formed, while Vadodara and Rajkot will have one unit each. The units will monitor suspected drug peddlers and identified hotspots and recommend preventive action under the PIT-NDPS Act against habitual offenders. At the district level, ANWs will function under the supervision of the respective SPs, while city units will be supervised by senior police officers. However, disciplinary action would be initiated if negligence or laxity by local police comes to light during ANW investigations.
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Police will set up dedicated Anti-Narcotics Wings (ANW) in every district and police commissionerate, with the units ordered to become operational within seven days, State police chief G S Malik said on Sunday.
More than 3,700 NDPS cases were registered and 5,346 people arrested in Gujarat in the past five years, according to police data. Police also claimed to have seized over 1.36 lakh kg of narcotic substances valued at around Rs 13,600 crore during the period. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Ahmedabad | Silver Rate in Ahmedabad | Bank Holidays in Ahmedabad | Public Holidays in Ahmedabad | Ahmedabad AQI | Weather in Ahmedabad | Petrol Price in Ahmedabad | Diesel Price in Ahmedabad | CNG Price in Ahmedabad | LPG Price in Ahmedabad Stay updated with the latest Ahmedabad news.
State police also said it was using an AI-based system, NARIT (Narcotics Analysis & Retrieval-Augmented Generation-based Investigation Tool), to track dark-web activity, financial trails and international links in narcotics cases. Download the TOI App.