‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 206, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 78 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 3.6KG HEROIN
— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 38 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT
CHANDIGARH, September 23:
Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 206th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 343 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 78 drug smugglers after registration of 54 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 30,677 in 206 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 3.6 kg heroin, 1.25 kg ganja, 20 kg poppy husk and 624 intoxicant tablets/capsules from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state. 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.
Over 120 Police teams, comprising over 1000 police personnel, under the supervision of 64 gazetted officers have conducted 343 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 367 suspicious persons during the day-long operation.
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 38 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
