Overview

• Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced plans to revise the police manual to strengthen internal accountability after personnel were found involved in drug trafficking
• Strict action has been initiated against 80 government employees who are now facing legal proceedings over alleged links to the drug trade
• A special anti-drug task force has been constituted and its recruitment process is already underway to enhance enforcement capacity
• Comprehensive mapping of drug networks at the panchayat ward level has been completed to guide targeted interventions across the state
• Five hundred new police posts will be filled to support a forthcoming statewide zero-tolerance campaign under the recently passed Himachal Pradesh Anti-Drugs Act