‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 172, PUNJAB POLICE CONDUCTS RAIDS AT 323 SITES; 98 DRUG SMUGGLERS HELD
— OPERATION LEADS TO REGISTRATION OF 63 FIRs, RECOVERY OF 954GMs HEROIN
— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 56 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT
CHANDIGARH, August 20 (WISHAVWARTA):- Continuing the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 172nd day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 323 locations on Wednesday leading to the arrest of 98 drug smugglers after registration of 63 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 26,654 in 172 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 954 grams heroin, 81 kg poppy husk, 497 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 5,770 from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
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.
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.
Divulging details, Special DGP Law and Order Arpit Shukla informed that over 120 Police teams, comprising over 1000 police personnel, under the supervision of 66 gazetted officers have conducted raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 327 suspicious persons during the day-long operation, he added.
The Special DGP said that with 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 56 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
