Chandigarh-Persevering with the battle towards medicine “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged by Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state consecutively for the 238th day, Punjab Police performed raids at 344 areas on Saturday resulting in the arrest of 90 drug smugglers after registration of 78 first info studies (FIRs) throughout the state. With this, the variety of whole drug smugglers arrested has reached to 34,082 in 238 days.
The raids have resulted in restoration of 6.1 kg heroin, 1.7 kg opium, 696 intoxicant tablets/capsules and Rs 29,490 drug cash from the possession of arrested drug smugglers.
Notably, CM Bhagwant Singh Mann has requested the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab drug free state. The Punjab authorities has additionally constituted a 5-member Cupboard Sub Committee led by Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema to observe the battle towards medicine.
Over 120 Police groups, comprising over 1000 police personnel, underneath the supervision of 66 gazetted officers have performed 344 raids throughout the state. Police groups have additionally checked as many as 344 suspicious individuals throughout the day-long operation.
The state authorities has enforced a three-pronged technique— Enforcement, Deaddiction and Prevention (EDP)— to eradicate medicine from the state, the Punjab Police as a part of ‘De-addiction’ has satisfied 41 individuals to endure de-addiction and rehabilitation therapy right this moment.
