Punjab Police arrest 98 drug smugglers in state-wide raids
With these arrests, the total number of drug smugglers apprehended during the 313-day campaign has risen to 43,691, as per an official statement.
With these arrests, the total number of drug smugglers apprehended during the 313-day campaign has risen to 43,691, as per an official statement.
The coordinated crackdown led to the arrest of 94 drug smugglers from across the state and the registration of 73 First Information Reports (FIRs). With this, the total number of drug smugglers arrested has reached 33,950 since the launch of the campaign.
These raids, conducted as part of the drive’s 225th consecutive day, led to the arrest of 56 drug smugglers and the registration of 40 First Information Reports (FIRs).
The arrested accused has been identified as Yasin Mohammed (22), a resident of village Atwa in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh (UP), presently residing at Village Lalru in Mohali.
Continuing its anti-drug campaign, “Yudh Nashian De Virudh”, launched by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate the drug menace from the state, the Punjab Police conducted raids at 347 locations on Tuesday.
With this, the number of drug smugglers arrested reached 6,284 in just 47 days.
In a major blow to trans-border smuggling amidst the ongoing ‘Yudh Nashian Virudh’ campaign launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Rural Police has recovered a 23-kg heroin consignment from the village Devi Daspura in Jandiala.
Amidst the ongoing decisive action against drug traffickers and illegal encroachments, Jalandhar Rural Police, in coordination with local authorities, have demolished unauthorised structures built on the encroached panchayat land in Khanpur and Mandi villages of Phillaur.
BJP MLA Suresh Dhas on Saturday created a stir by showing photographs of Maharashtra Food & Civil Supplies Minister Dhananjay Munde posing with drug smugglers at a public rally held in Dharashiv on Saturday, to seek justice for murdered Massajog village sarpanch Santosh Deshmukh and the alleged police custodial murder of Dalit activist Somnath Suryavanshi.
Two days after the Punjab Police busted a cross-border drug smuggling racket and recovered six kilogram (kg) heroin, a follow-up investigation into the case on Saturday led to recovery of four kg heroin concealed beneath the road in a village Bute Dian Chhana in Mehatpur, Jalandhar.
