Shimla, Dec. 29 -- To combat drug trafficking, Shimla police have implemented a new preventive policing model, identifying nearly 50 habitual offenders. As of November 30, 2025, the district has registered 255 drug-related cases this year, leading authorities to submit approximately 25 proposals to the state home department for the preventive detention of suspects under the PIT-NDPS Act, 1988.

Mandi district has the highest number of 297 NDPS cases, Shimla police have registered 255 cases since January till November 30 which is the second highest in the state, Bilaspur registered 233 NDPS cases this year, Kullu has 208 while Kinnaur has just 23 cases registered.

The scale of the problem can be gauged from the statistics of Himachal Prad...