CHANDIGARH, July 4 -- Haryana appears to be intensifying its crackdown on drug trafficking, with the state reporting significant gains in the first half of 2025 through more arrests of peddlers and larger drug seizures compared to the corresponding period last year.

Official data reveals a 29% rise in serious drug-related cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act between January and June this year. Police registered 1,858 first information reports (FIRs), up from 1,657 during the same period in 2024.

Heroin seizures have seen a sharp increase, with 31 kg confiscated so far this year, a 62% jump over last year's figure. In the last six calendar years, Haryana recorded the seizure of 205 kg of heroin...