Continuing the anti-drug campaign “Yudh Nashian Virudh” launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police carried out raids at 286 locations across the state on Sunday, marking the 169th consecutive day of the drive.
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Continuing the anti-drug campaign “Yudh Nashian Virudh” launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Punjab Police carried out raids at 286 locations across the state on Sunday, marking the 169th consecutive day of the drive.
The operation led to the arrest of 57 drug smugglers and registration of 42 first information reports (FIRs). With this, the total number of smugglers arrested during the campaign has risen to 26,023.
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The raids resulted in the recovery of 461 grams of heroin, 415 intoxicant tablets/capsules, and Rs 31,550 in cash from those arrested.
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The operation, conducted simultaneously across all 28 police districts of Punjab, was carried out under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav.
The Chief Minister has instructed Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners, and Senior Superintendents of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state.
To monitor the ongoing war against drugs, the Punjab government has also set up a five-member Cabinet Sub-Committee led by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema.
Divulging details, Special DGP (Law and Order) Arpit Shukla said that over 120 police teams comprising more than 1,000 personnel, supervised by 59 gazetted officers, conducted the raids. Police teams also questioned 335 suspicious individuals during the day-long operation, he added.
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