PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A DRUG-FREE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN
‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’ CONTINUES ON DAY 8 AS PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS 130 DRUG SMUGGLERS AFTER 516 RAIDS
— PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A DRUG-FREE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN
— DAY LONG OPERATION LEADS TO REGISTRATION OF 85 FIRs, RECOVERY OF 3KG HEROIN, 9KG OPIUM, ₹5.39L DRUG MONEY
— POLICE TEAMS IN SIX DISTRICTS ALSO CHECK 672 PHARMACEUTICAL SHOPS
— OVER 250 POLICE TEAMS LED BY 107 SP/DSP RANK OFFICERS CHECKED 602 SUSPICIOUS PERSONS: SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA
CHANDIGARH, March 8:
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the eighth day, Punjab Police on Saturday conducted raids at 516 locations leading to the arrest of 130 drug smugglers after registration of 85 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 1050 in just eight days.
Police teams have also recovered 3.04 kg heroin, 9.3 kg opium, 6673 intoxicant tablets/pills/injections and Rs 5.39 lakh drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.
Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state in coming three months. The Punjab government has also constituted a 5-member Cabinet Sub Committee led by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to monitor the war against drugs.
Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla informed that over 250 Police teams, comprising over 1700 police personnel, under the supervision of 107 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state and checked as many as 602 suspicious persons during the day long operation
He said that Punjab Police has devised a comprehensive strategy and such operations will be continued till the scourge of drugs eradicated from the state.
The Special DGP said that with the state government has enforced a three-pronged strategy— Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)— to eradicate drugs from the state, the Punjab Police as part of ‘De-addiction’ has convinced four persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment, while, organised 151 awareness events across the state on Saturday as part of Prevention.
Meanwhile, Police teams have also conducted checking at as many as 672 pharmaceutical shops in six districts including Bathinda, Mansa, Barnala, Patiala Sangrur and SAS Nagar to ensure that they are not selling intoxicant tablets or any other habit-forming drugs, and are adhering to the prescribed norms and regulations regarding the sale of medicines.
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