Overview
- The EAGLE Force worked with Excise officials and city police to conduct surprise checks at pubs, resorts and vehicle checkpoints across Hyderabad.
- Fifteen EAGLE Force units and eight Excise teams operated through the night during New Year’s Eve enforcement.
- Officers screened 51 people at venues and 38 during road stops, with four DJs and one commuter testing positive for THC.
- On-the-spot detection used Abbott urine kits along with Dräger, Drug Check and Sotoxa saliva systems.
- Authorities said the detainees will be called with families for counselling and possible rehabilitation, and over 500 establishments received undertakings and detailed guidelines to prevent drug use.