Nagaland police have registered 101 cases and arrested 143 criminals from various parts of the Northeast, under the Nasha Mukt Abhiyaan. Among the arrested persons, six were police personnel.<br />'' <br />''This was informed by Deputy Chief Minister and Home, Y Patton to media persons at Kohima today.<br />'' <br />''Patton said, the DGP Nagaland and Nagaland Police have launched a war on drugs during the last four months, wherein systematic efforts have been undertaken to arrest criminals and disrupt the drug peddling and trafficking networks.<br />'' <br />''He said the Police have also issued preventive detention orders for seven persons under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, allowing the state government to put traffickers and peddlers under preventive detention.<br />'' <br />''Stating that scientific aid to investigation is one crucial area of concern for the conviction of drug traffickers, Patton asserted that the state need to upgrade and update the Forensic science laboratory unit and for which the Police department has to come up with tangible proposals and suggestions. To this, he assured that the State government under the leadership of Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio is committed to extending all possible help in this concern.<br />''The Deputy Chief Minister further informed that he has directed the DGP Nagaland to quickly complete departmental enquiries again police arrested so far, to send a message of zero tolerance in the society.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Patton also added that he has asked the DGP to carry out screening of police personnel having issues of substance abuse in the department so that suitable disciplinary and if deemed fit, criminal actions will be taken against them. </span><br />