Shimla, May 8 -- In a major crackdown on habitual drug traffickers, Shimla district police detained three repeat offenders under the stringent provisions of the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act.
Police said the action was taken to ensure strict preventive measures against persons repeatedly involved in narcotics trafficking and to prevent them from re-engaging in criminal activities.
The accused have been identified as Sachin Shyam alias Sachchu, a resident of Nankhari area, Deepak Rajta of Rohru subdivision, and Shubham Kashyap of Sunni area in Shimla district.
The Himachal Pradesh government approved the preventive detention proposals under Section 3(1) of the PIT-NDPS Act, foll...