Vijayawada, April 25 -- Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Harish Kumar Gupta inaugurated the newly established Elite Anti-Narcotics Group for Law Enforcement (EAGLE) headquarters in Vijayawada, describing it as a major step in the state's fight against drugs and organised crime.

The DGP said that EAGLE, which was formed around one and a half years ago to deal with ganja and drug-related activities, has now emerged as one of the leading enforcement agencies in the country. Harish Kumar Gupta added that the agency's work has also received recognition at national-level forums.

Highlighting key achievements, Gupta stated that one of the biggest successes of EAGLE has been the near-complete eradication of ganja cultivation acro...