Shimla, May 16 -- Shimla Police on Saturday intensified its crackdown against narcotics trafficking, dismantling several inter-state drug supply networks and arresting key suppliers from Chandigarh and Punjab as part of an extensive anti-drug campaign, a senior police officer said on Saturday.

Addressing reporters here and later speaking to ANI, Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek said the district police had significantly strengthened investigations under the NDPS Act by focusing on "backward linkages" to trace the main suppliers and operators behind drug trafficking networks.

According to police, a case under Sections 21 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, was registered at Dhalli Police ...