Odisha: Bhubaneswar Police launches operation White Spider against drug dealers

BHUBANESWAR: The commissionerate police launched a special anti-drug enforcement drive under the banner of operation white spider. The police issued a dedicated WhatsApp number 7077798111 to receive drug-related information from the public.
“We have been conducting regular crackdowns against drug dealers. The operation white spider lays stress on sustained efforts to bust rackets involved in brown sugar peddling,” commissioner of police Saumendra Priyadarshi said.
Priyadarshi said the police will target the supply chain including the foot soldiers or retailers. All police stations have been sensitized to gather intelligence about the smugglers and carriers. The special squad and quick action team (QAT) too are actively participating in the enforcement drives.
Frequent seizures of brown sugar in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack left the cops on their toes. Notwithstanding the consistent crackdowns by the police, the smugglers continue to peddle the narcotic substance in the capital city and its neighbouring Cuttack.
The commissionerate police have seized around 4.2 kg of brown sugar worth around Rs 4 crore in Cuttack and over 2 kg of brown sugar worth about Rs 2 crore in Bhubaneswar in the last five months. Sources said the seizures would be nearly 60% more than the substance seized during the same period last year.
Police said drug peddling, street crime and slums have been closely linked with each other. “We have identified the dark triangle and taken steps to curb the menace. Many accused, who were involved in street crimes, stayed in slums. We already launched Basti Ku Chala, a community policing in slums. At least four community outreach programmes will be conducted every month in slums. Foot patrolling has been launched in slums,” Priyadarshi said.
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