Why drug traffickers are losing in Court: Inside Punjab’s policing model that is delivering India’s highest conviction rate for drugs
Published on: April 6, 2026, 2:59 p.m. | Source: Zee News
Police officials attribute Punjab’s remarkable conviction rate of 88% in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, the highest in the country, to a systematic transformation in policing. This includes prosecution-led investigations, scientific evidence collection, financial tracking of drug networks, and technology-driven intelligence gathering.
