Dharamshala, Dec. 8 -- The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday launched a coordinated operation across several districts of the state, taking decisive action against organised drug networks and during the operation, 16 "chitta" traffickers were detained under the PIT-NDPS Act, the police department said.

Police said that the step is in line with the zero-tolerance policy announced by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Four traffickers each have been detained in Solan and Dehra, followed by 3 in Baddi, 2 in Nurpur and 1 each in Hamirpur, Mandi and Sirmaur districts.

"Following this coordinated action, the total number of detentions under the PIT-NDPS Act in the state has reached 62. Since the Act came into effect in 2023, 46 major traf...