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Andhra Pradesh Police Step Up Anti-Drug Checks Across Districts as Nellore Books 92 Cases

The coordinated operation relies on cordon-and-search tactics with drone surveillance under DGP oversight.

Overview

  • Nellore police booked 92 cases, seized three vehicles and collected ₹1,81,260 in fines during a March 14 night checking drive that inspected about 1,650 vehicles.
  • Checks in Nellore ran from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at transport hubs, highways and key junctions, with drones monitoring crime-prone areas.
  • In Kurnool under Operation Vajraprahar, officers checked roughly 600 people and 193 vehicles, seizing 69 vehicles lacking valid documents and registering a bind-over case in Alur.
  • Parallel Vajrapahaar inspections in Tirupati and Nellore districts led to the seizure of 62 two-wheelers, four autos, a stolen motorcycle and 20 liquor bottles.
  • The state-directed drive operates under DGP Harish Kumar Gupta with EAGLE IG A.K. Ravi Krishna and district SPs leading enforcement, awareness outreach and public tip lines including 1972.