Delhi will get the country’s first ‘Narco Police Station’, a big step towards making it a drug-free capital.
Delhi Police is going to take a big step to tighten the noose on drugs mafia and drug smuggling. For the first time in the country, a dedicated ‘Narco Police Station’ is being set up, which will exclusively investigate drug related cases. The objective of this new system is to investigate drug networks in depth, break the links of interstate and international trafficking and ensure fast and effective action of cases. According to officials, this station will function with a specialist investigation structure different from normal police stations, where trained officers and technical experts will be deployed.
Delhi Police believes that in view of the increasing menace of drugs, the need for a dedicated unit was felt for a long time. The new ‘Narco Police Station’ will not only investigate cases but will also play an important role in gathering intelligence, investigating financial transactions and dismantling big drug networks. According to the plan, this new ‘Narco Police Station’ will be under the headquarters of the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) working under the Crime Branch of Delhi Police. Till now, drug-related cases are usually registered in different local police stations, due to which investigations sometimes get fragmented and it becomes challenging to reach the larger network. In the new system, investigation of all cases will be centralized in a single special unit. This will not only make case tracking easier, but will also make it possible to link the links of interstate and international drug syndicates in a more effective manner.
Will also get cooperation from investigating agencies
In this proposed system, ‘Narco Police Station’ will not be limited to just being an independent unit, but it will get direct support from many central and national agencies. The most important role in this will be played by NCB, which will share intelligence related to drug smuggling across the country and help in understanding the inter-state and international networks. With this, it will be easier to take action by linking the links of big drug syndicates. Additionally, this new structure will also be in coordination with other central investigation agencies working under the Delhi Police. Its purpose is to ensure that in drug-related matters, action is taken under an integrated strategy instead of dispersing information at different levels.
Will work as ‘expert unit’
In this entire system, emphasis is being laid on making the investigation multi-agency and technology-based, so that instead of limiting the drugs network to just arrests, its entire supply chain can be broken. The role of DRI will also be important in this. DRI will especially provide technical support in investigating cross-border smuggling, drug funding and its financial transactions. This will help in understanding through which routes the drug money comes and through which means it is laundered. This proposed ‘Narco Police Station’ will function like a ‘specialist unit’ under Delhi Police, which is planned to be equipped with modern technologies and advanced forensic facilities. In this, technologies like digital forensics, data analytics, call detail analysis and financial tracking will be used.
Team strength will increase two and a half times
According to the information, currently about 100 personnel are working in ANTF of Delhi Police, which is planned to be increased to about 250. That means the force potential will be approximately two and a half times. This will not only increase the scope of investigation, but will also speed up the disposal of cases. The new police station will be established in the new headquarters complex located in Malviya Nagar, South Delhi. Having the main unit in the same complex will improve coordination between different teams, allowing processes like information sharing, raids and technical investigations to happen in a faster and more effective manner.
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