Gandhinagar, Apr 17 (PTI) Five persons were detained under Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act by Gujarat police, an official said on Friday.
The PIT NDPS Act allows preventive detention of individuals to stop them from engaging in the sale, purchase, transport or storage of narcotic substances and is used against habitual narco-offenders, he said.
An official release identified the five as Babu Ninama (49) from Vankatimba village in Bhiloda taluka (Aravalli), Ishwar alias Hendal Salat (28) from Palanpur (Banaskantha), Manojgiri Goswami (45) from Vansda (Navsari), Wahid Panja (50) from Junagadh, and Imran Belim (32) from Rajkot.
“All five had previously been arrested under various sections of NDPS Act but were out on bail. Following the order of in charge DGP KLN Rao, the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and CID Crime units carried out action against offenders,” the release said.
The state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards narcotics-related crimes. it added.
Just as PASA is invoked against anti-social elements, the PIT NDPS Act is used against habitual narco-offenders, the police said while asserting it is committed to eliminating the drug menace and making the state “nasha mukt” (addiction-free).
“In 2025, a total of 86 offenders were detained under the PIT NDPS Act and lodged in different jails across the state. So far this year, 21 narco-offenders have been detained in the past four months as part of the ongoing crackdown,” the release said. PTI KVM PD BNM
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