Gandhinagar, April 18: The Gujarat police have ramped up preventive detentions against repeat offenders in drug-related cases. On Friday, officials reported that five more individuals were arrested under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) and sent to jails across the state.
With this latest operation, the total number of arrests under the PIT NDPS Act has reached 21 in the first four months of 2026.
In 2025, a total of 86 individuals were arrested under the same law, highlighting an increasing reliance on preventive measures against drug-related crimes.
The orders for the arrests were issued by Dr. K.L.N. Rao, the Director General of Police (CID Crime), and executed by teams from the Anti-Narcotics Task Force (ANTF) and CID Crime.
This campaign was conducted in Rajkot city, as well as in the districts of Aravalli, Banaskantha, Navsari, and Junagadh.
The five arrested individuals have been identified as Babu Ninama (49) from Vanka Timba village in the Bhiloda taluka; Ishwar alias Handle Salat (28) from Palanpur in Banaskantha; Manojgiri Goswami (45) from Vansda in Navsari; Waheed Panja (50) from Junagadh; and Imran Belim (32) from Rajkot.
Police reported that all of them had previously been arrested under various sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act but were released on bail.
According to officials, the PIT NDPS Act empowers authorities to keep such individuals in preventive custody to ensure they do not engage in activities like the sale, purchase, transport, or storage of narcotics again.
This action is taken in cases where there is a likelihood of the accused re-engaging in drug trafficking after being released from jail.
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