Shimla, March 22 Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday dismissed four CID personnel working with the special task force (STF) in Kullu from service and arrested them for allegedly being involved in drug trafficking, police said.
The officers are accused of apprehending drug traffickers but were allowed to leave with the contraband substances, they said.
Constable Nitesh, constable Ashok, head constable Rajesh Kumar, and head constable Sameer Kumar were charged under the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Police Act and arrested on Thursday.
Their alleged involvement came to light when the Shimla Police arrested a resident of Punjab along with a woman from the Sirmour district with about 562 strips of LSD in Shimla on March 3.
The duo were allegedly working with a drug smuggler involved in the trafficking of LSD.
According to police, the CID personnel had allegedly intercepted the traffickers in Kullu. However, they colluded with the drug traffickers and allowed them to leave with the contraband.
So far, 21 police personnel have been dismissed for being involved in drug cases.
Police has continuously been carrying out coordinated, intensive action as part of the statewide anti-drug mass movement "Chitta-free Himachal" across various districts of the state, a police spokesperson said.
Himachal Pradesh Police has strictly enforced a "zero-tolerance policy" within its own force against drug abuse and corruption, he said.