Jammu, Haryana and Kochi Police Detail 2025 Drug Crackdowns With Thousands Arrested
Officials stress a multi-pronged strategy featuring preventive detentions, asset seizures, demolition drives, published conviction rates.
Overview
- Jammu Police reported 204 NDPS FIRs in 2025 with 311 arrests, including 35 women, and seizures that included over 15 kg of heroin valued at roughly Rs 60 crore.
- Haryana Police said 3,738 NDPS cases led to 6,801 arrests in 2025, along with seizures of 55 kg of heroin and 220 kg of charas.
- Kochi City police logged 3,006 drug cases and 3,325 arrests in 2025, up from 2,475 cases and 2,793 arrests in 2024, with higher ganja and MDMA seizures.
- Preventive detention was used to target repeat offenders, with Jammu detaining 11 under PIT-NDPS and Haryana detaining 76 habitual offenders.
- Financial and structural actions featured prominently, including Jammu’s property attachments and hotspot demolitions and Haryana’s asset freezes worth Rs 13.59 crore and published conviction rates across quantity categories.