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\u2018YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH\u2019: ON DAY 52, PUNJAB POLICE ARRESTS 72 DRUG SMUGGLERS; 1.9KG HEROIN, 1QTL POPPY HUSK RECOVERED<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2014 PUNJAB POLICE COMMITTED TO MAKING PUNJAB A DRUG-FREE STATE AS PER DIRECTIONS OF CM BHAGWANT SINGH MANN<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2014 OVER 180 POLICE TEAMS LED BY 92 SP\/DSP RANK OFFICERS CHECKED 496 SUSPICIOUS PERSONS: SPL DGP ARPIT SHUKLA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CHANDIGARH, April 21:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With the war against drugs \u201cYudh Nashian Virudh\u201d waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 52nd day, Punjab Police on Monday arrested 72 drug smugglers and recovered 1.9 kg heroin, 112 kg poppy husk and Rs 7000 drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 6920 in just 52 days.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla informed that over 180 Police teams, comprising over 1200 police personnel, under the supervision of 92 gazetted officers have conducted raids at as many as 460 locations across the state leading to the registration of 51 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 496 suspicious persons during the day long operation, he added.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Special DGP said that with the state government has enforced a three-pronged strategy\u2014 Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)\u2014 to eradicate drugs from the state, the Punjab Police as part of \u2018De-addiction\u2019 has convinced two persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment.<\/p>\n

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