Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand receives international award

CV Anand, representing the H-NEW (Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing), was awarded the “Excellence in Anti-Narcotics Award” at the World Police Summit (WPS) 2025, organised by Dubai Police between May 13 and 16

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand, representing the H-NEW (Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing), was awarded the “Excellence in Anti-Narcotics Award” at the World Police Summit (WPS) 2025, organised by Dubai Police between May 13 and 16.

At the awards ceremony held on Friday at the Dubai Police Officers Club in Dubai, UAE, Anand received the “Excellence in Anti-Narcotics Award” from the World Police Summit Committee.

This international recognition was bestowed upon him due to the proactive measures undertaken to curb drug trafficking and consumption in Hyderabad, awareness programs conducted for drug control within the students and general community in the Hyderabad Commissionerate limits and the significant achievements made in this regard in the past three years.

Speaking on this occasion, the Commissioner stated that prominent police officers from 138 countries participated in the International Police Summit-2025.

He expressed his immense happiness that the Hyderabad City Police’s H-NEW (Narcotics Enforcement Wing) had won the “Excellence in Anti-Narcotics Award” after competing with highly efficient police forces from various continents across the globe.

He acknowledged the hard work and dedication of his team members in achieving this prestigious award and extended his sincere gratitude to each of them. He attributed this recognition to the innovative work practices and comprehensive approach adopted by H-NEW in controlling narcotics.

Later, in a panel discussion, Anand spoke on the issues of narcotics faced by India as a nation, especially after Covid, the various ways in which the narcotics are entering the country, the various gangs and peddlers nabbed, the efforts to watch educational institutions through anti-drug committees and awareness campaigns, the rehabilitation measures etc.