Goa, Dec. 27 -- In a sweeping pre-New Year security drive, Delhi Police executedOperation Aaghat 3.0on Friday, targeting bootleggers, drug peddlers, gamblers, and habitual offenders. The operation resulted in285 arrestsunder the Excise Act, NDPS Act, and Gambling Act, alongside504 preventive apprehensionsand the detention of116 individuals of bad character. DCP South East Hemant Tiwari hailed it as a vital step for law and order, with1,306 total persons rounded up.

Police recovered an arsenal of illegal weapons and contraband:21 country-made pistols,20 live cartridges, and27 knives. Narcotics and liquor hauls included6.01 kg of ganjaand12,258 quarters of illicit liquor. Additional seizures comprisedRs.2,30,990from gamblers,310 mobile pho...