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FOUR MONTHS OF YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH: 19880 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 786KG HEROIN, \u20b911.5CR DRUG MONEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2014 POLICE TEAMS ALSO SEIZE 301KG OPIUM, 158-QTL POPPY HUSK, 28L INTOXICANT PILLS<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2014 ON DAY 122, 128 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 4.1KG HEROIN, \u20b91.25L DRUG MONEY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2014 AS PART OF \u2018DE-ADDICTION\u2019, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 76 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CHANDIGARH, July 1:<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 With the ongoing decisive war against drugs \u2018Yudh Nashian Virudh\u2019 launched on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has completed four months, Punjab Police has registered 12135 first information reports (FIRs) and arrested 19880 drug smugglers leading to the recovery of 786 kg heroin since March 1, 2025.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Since the launch of this anti-drug drive, Punjab Police, under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav,\u00a0 has been conducting operations daily simultaneously in all the 28 Police districts of the state. Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had 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

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who has been personally overseeing the operations, revealed that apart from the 786 kg haul of heroin, police have also seized 301 kg opium, 158 quintals poppy husk, 11 kg charas, 300 kg ganja, 2.9 kg ICE, 27.99 lakh intoxicant pills\/tablets, and \u20b911.58 crore drug money.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sharing details of outcome of Day 122, the Special DGP said that Punjab Police has arrested 128 drug smugglers and recovered 4.1 kg heroin, 3.5 kg opium, 10 kg poppy husk, 13667 intoxicant pills and \u20b91.25 lakh drug money from their possession.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Over 200 Police teams, comprising over 1300 police personnel, under the supervision of 87 gazetted officers have conducted raids at as many as 418 locations across the state leading to the registration of 92 first information reports (FIRs) across the state, he said, while adding that police teams have also checked as many as 428 suspicious persons during the day long operation.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meanwhile, 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 76 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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