‘YUDH NASHIAN VIRUDH’: ON DAY 231, PUNJAB POLICE NABS 59 DRUG SMUGGLERS WITH 717GMs HEROIN, ₹44K DRUG MONEY
— AS PART OF ‘DE-ADDICTION’, PUNJAB POLICE CONVINCE 26 PERSONS TO UNDERGO DE-ADDICTION TREATMENT
CHANDIGARH, October 18 (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 231st day, Punjab Police conducted raids at 322 locations on Saturday leading to the arrest of 59 drug smugglers after registration of 43 first information reports (FIRs) across the state. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 33,405 in 231 days.
The raids have resulted in recovery of 717 grams heroin, 557 grams opium, 320 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 44,680 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 55 gazetted officers have conducted 322 raids across the state. Police teams have also checked as many as 323 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 26 persons to undergo de-addiction and rehabilitation treatment today.
