Shimla, Dec. 7 -- The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday launched a synchronised and coordinated crackdown across multiple districts to crack the drug network in Himachal Pradesh, a release said.

Under the provisions of the PIT-NDPS Act, 16 major Chitta traffickers have been detained. These detainees include four each from Solan and Dehra, two from Nurpur, three from Baddi, one each from Hamirpur, Mandi and Sirmaur district.

The total number of detentions under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in the State has risen to 62. Since the enforcement of this Act in 2023, 46 major drug traffickers have already been detained, and illegal assets worth Rs 48 crore have been seized through parallel...