In a desperate move to contain the growing menace of drug trafficking in the state, the Punjab government has granted special powers to six senior IPS officers. The state govt has taken recourse to this key Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, in order to empower these officers to deal with the drug peddling cases effectively.
The IPS officers with special powers are A S Rai (IPS:1994:PB), Gautam Cheema (IPS:1995:PB), Naunihal Singh (IPS:1997:PB), Shive Verma (IPS:1998:PB), Kaustubh Sharma (IPS:2001:PB) and S Boopathi (IPS:2007:PB)).
Under the NDPS Act, these officers have special powers to detain any person for three months if found breaching the law.
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