Chandigarh, July 9 -- The UT administration has constituted a Screening Committee to review cases under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (PIT NDPS), 1988, prior to detentions. The move by the Chandigarh administration aims to curb illegal trafficking of narcotic substances.

According to an official notification, the committee will be chaired by the inspector general of police (IGP), Chandigarh. Other members will include the legal advisor, superintendent of police (Crime), zonal director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) or their representative, a representative from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

The committee has been ...