{"id":47589,"date":"2025-08-09T14:42:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/?p=47589"},"modified":"2025-08-09T14:42:28","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T09:12:28","slug":"cm-mann-kejriwal-launch-punjabs-first-anti-drone-systems-to-combat-cross-border-drug-smuggling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/punjabenews.com\/English\/punjab\/cm-mann-kejriwal-launch-punjabs-first-anti-drone-systems-to-combat-cross-border-drug-smuggling\/","title":{"rendered":"CM Mann, Kejriwal launch Punjab\u2019s first anti-drone systems to combat cross-border drug smuggling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tarn Taran: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Saturday handed over three advanced anti-drone systems to the Punjab Police, making Punjab the first state in the country to be equipped with such technology.<\/p>\n<p>The systems were formally inaugurated in Tarn Taran by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.<\/p>\n<p>Kejriwal said Punjab had been \u201ccompletely ruined\u201d by drugs under previous governments, alleging they colluded with smugglers to deliver narcotics to households.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter our government came, we waged a war against drugs. No matter how big a minister, officer, or smuggler \u2013 we did not spare anyone. The luxurious houses built with drug money are being demolished, and the black money is being used for children\u2019s education and people\u2019s treatment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added that a large portion of drugs in Punjab originates from Pakistan and is smuggled through drones. \u201cNow, if a drone comes from Pakistan, it will be shot down immediately,\u201d Kejriwal said.<\/p>\n<p>The state has ordered a total of nine hi-tech anti-drone systems at a cost of \u20b951.41 crore, with six more expected to arrive soon. The government has indicated that additional systems will be purchased if required.<\/p>\n<p>Officials described the deployment as a \u201cgame-changer\u201d in preventing cross-border smuggling of drugs and weapons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tarn Taran: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government on Saturday handed over three advanced anti-drone systems to the Punjab Police, making Punjab the first state in the country to be equipped with such technology. The systems were formally inaugurated in Tarn Taran by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann. 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