YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH: OVER 10K DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD IN 72 DAYS; 398KG HEROIN, 186KG OPIUM, ₹8.5CR DRUG MONEY RECOVERED

YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH: OVER 10K DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD IN 72 DAYS; 398KG HEROIN, 186KG OPIUM, ₹8.5CR DRUG MONEY RECOVERED

— ON DAY 72, 133 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD WITH 2.2 KG HEROIN, 73K INTOXICANT PILLS, ₹13.22 LAKH DRUG MONEY

CHANDIGARH, May 12:

          With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state completed 72 days, Punjab Police has registered 6280 first information reports and arrested 10444 drug smugglers since March 1, 2025.

          Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann had asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state. Since the launch of the Yudh Nashian Virudh campaign, Punjab Police under the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav has been conducting different operations including cordon and search operations, night domination and raids at drug hotspots acros the state.

          Divulging details, Special Director General of Police (Special DGP) Law and Order Arpit Shukla, who has been personally monitoring these operations, said that police teams have recovered 398 kg heroin, 186 kg opium, 117 quintals poppy husk, 8 kg charas, 135 kg ganja, 2.5 kg ICE, 1.2 kg cocaine, 23.57 lakh intoxicant pills/tablets and Rs 8.58 crores drug money from their possession.

          Sharing details of outcome of Day 72, the Special DGP said that Punjab Police has arrested 133 drug smugglers and recovered 2.2 kg heroin, 54 kg poppy husk, 73000 intoxicant pills and ₹13.22 lakh drug money from their possession.

          Over 250 Police teams, comprising over 1400 police personnel, under the supervision of 90 gazetted officers have conducted raids at as many as 495 locations across the state leading to the registration of 89 first information reports (FIRs) across the state, he said, while adding that police teams have also checked as many as 503 suspicious persons during the day long operation.

          Meanwhile, 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 104 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment.