Archive · 24 Dec 2025
Surat Police Unit Rehabilitates 165 Drug Users
The Surat city police have a special team called the Anti-Narcotics Unit.
This team does more than just catch drug sellers.
They also help people who use drugs to stop.
They talk to these people and their families to understand the problem and find solutions.
The team has helped 165 people quit drugs in just one year.
They teach families how to support their loved ones and check if they are using drugs again.
The police also train other officials to spot and help drug users.
This initiative has been successful because it involves families and provides professional counseling.
The team has even saved a family from breaking apart because of drug addiction.
They believe that involving families is key to preventing people from going back to drugs.
The Surat city police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) Anti-Narcotics Unit has rehabilitated 165 drug users in its first year.
The unit not only apprehends drug peddlers but also counsels their customers and involves families in the rehabilitation process.
Families are trained to conduct basic tests for substance abuse and are advised to support their children without blaming them.
The unit has booked 300 cases against drug cartels and peddlers, with a focus on coordinated rehabilitation of individuals.
Common substances abused include ganja (marijuana), MD drugs, and hybrid ganja, with peer pressure and financial stress being major factors.
- Who
- Surat city police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) Anti-Narcotics Unit, drug users, and their families
- What
- A unique initiative to counsel and rehabilitate drug users, involving families in the process
- When
- The unit was inaugurated in December 2024, and has been active for one year
- Where
- Surat, Gujarat, India
- Why
- To address drug abuse at its roots by not only cracking down on drug cartels and peddlers but also rehabilitating consumers, especially youngsters
- Unit Name
- Surat city police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) Anti-Narcotics Unit
- Inauguration Date
- December 2024
- Total Cases Booked
- 300
- Total Consumers Counseled
- 165
- Psychiatrists Empanelled
- 84
- Rehabilitation Centres
- 6
- Police Personnel in Unit
- 25
- Common Substances Abused
- Ganja (marijuana), MD drugs, hybrid ganja