‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 213, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 71 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 5.3KG HEROIN
— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 24 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT
CHANDIGARH, September 30 (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 213th day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 300 locations on Tuesday leading to the arrest of 71 drug smugglers after registration of 48 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 31,441 in 213 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 5.38 kg heroin, 1.3 kg opium, 5 kg poppy husk, 465 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 1480 drug money from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
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.
Over 120 Police teams, comprising over 1000 police personnel, under the supervision of 62 gazetted officers have conducted 300 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 318 suspicious persons during the day-long operation.
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 24 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
